PSYC*1130 Study Guide - Final Guide: C. H. Waddington, Epigenetics, Cell Migration
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Study of changes caused by modifying genes. Methyl reacts with dna to silence it so nothing can move. Dna forms clusters so it can"t be read which is how switches are turned on or off. Temporal lobe - hearing; wernicke"s area = understanding speech. Parietal lobe - part of soma sensory area. Front lobe - thinking area; brook"s area = producing speech. Brain development processes overlap and continue into young adulthood. What does corpus callosum do? lets us socialize, think abstractly and solve problems failure of corpus callous means that. Can have high sensitivity but low tolerance for pain trouble in problem-solving, social and motor skills. 3 processes of development (pod: experience independent, environment influences pod, ex. salamander, experience expectant plasticity, experiences partly influence pod, ex. cat with no left eye, has to rely on right eye, experience dependent plasticity. 1) experiences have a lot of influence of pod which creates connections & reorganization.
