PSYB65H3 Chapter 13: PSYB65 Chapter 13 Detailed chapter notes
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Extensive growth in cortical areas of the brain. Plastic change - the ability of the cns to alter itself in response to the environmental stimuli. Critical periods of plastic change - periods in which the environment can have a maximal effect on the cns plasticity phenomena) Occurs in response to specific experiences (experience expectant / experience - dependent. Experience - expectant plastic changes - cns changes that are dependent on experience(s) during critical period for specific synapses to develop as they should. Experience - dependent plastic changes - idiosyncratic experiences that occur during critical periods that also affect brain development. Musical training in childhood can have long-lasting changes on size of auditory cortex in adulthood others. Has inconsistent levels of development at birth - some parts of the parietal lobe are more mature than. Associated with visual perception and spatial ability - takes longer to develop.
