PSYC 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Executive Functions, Prefrontal Cortex, Childhood Obesity
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Video 1: child complains that she wants to get outside. From ages 2-6: about 3 inches: 4-5 pounds/year. Eating: the good and the bad: more food nutrition not = better, just right or just so phenomenon. Peaks at age 3, and ends just as suddenly at age 6. Food insecurity: 17. 6 million us households had trouble feeding their family members in 2014=food insecurity. 1/3 experience very low food security: food insecure children= Psychosocial deficits anxiety, depression, self-control, interpersonal skills, etc. Brain development: brain growth is most rapid. By age 5=90% of adult weight: myelination. Connecting the brain"s hemispheres: lateralization sidedness. Present at birth but strengthens with maturation and experiences: left brain controls right side of body. Language, logic, analysis: right brain-controls left side of body. Creativity, emotions, music, art: every cognitive skill requires both sides of the brain. Video 2: test for lateralization: dancer swinging in a direction, but switches. Brain development: maturation of the prefrontal cortex.
