DEP 3115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pineal Gland, Neuroplasticity, Circadian Rhythm
10 Nov 2017
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Growth begins with the head and upper body and proceeds to the lower body. Your head is 1/4 of your body as a newborn but then 1/8 of your body by 25 y. o. Growth begins with the center of the body (trunk) and proceeds outward (arms and legs). Simple skills tend to develop separately and independently, and are then integrated into more complex skills. Nerve cells, allows the body to process, store, and communicate information. Starting part of a neuron are the dendrites which receive the chemical part of communication. An electrical signal is passed on through the axons. That electrical impulse triggers the end of the axon, the synapse, to release the chemical signal, The degree to which the brain is modifiable due to experience. Functional: rewiring of brain; areas take on new roles. # of synapses lessening through your life span. How can they be measured? degree of awareness to internal and external stimulation.
