PSYC 3250 Midterm: REVIEW NOTES Chapters 9-15
2 Dec 2016
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Totipotent cell has ability to develop into any class of cells in the body. Pluripotent cell has ability to develop into many but not all classes in the body. Multipotent develop into different cells in only one class. Unipotent can only develop into one type. 4x the growth between birth and adulthood, prefrontal cortex is last part to reach maturity. Permissive experience experiences necessary for a particular genetic program to develop. Instructive experience experiences that influence the direction of development of a genetic program. Critical period period which a particular experience must occur to influence subsequent development. Sensitive period period when a particular experience is likely to change the course of development. Neurogenesis does not occur in adults, only occurs in the hippocampus. Autism autism spectrum, aspergers: autistic savants. Williams syndome mental retardation with full social skills, missing genes on chromosome 7 (thin cortex) Six causes of brain damage: brain tumour, encapsulated (benign)
