PSYC21H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Superior Temporal Sulcus, Inferior Frontal Gyrus, Cerebral Cortex
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Beyond faces and voices: primed to be a social partner. Research up close: a genetic risk for drug use. Learning objectives: describe what is meant by biological preparedness. Describe what abilities are located in each hemisphere: describe the processes of neuron proliferation, neural migration, neuronal death, synaptogenesis, and synaptic pruning. Explain the importance of environmental input in these processes: define experience-expectant and experience-dependent processes. Biological preparedness: babies are biologically prepared for social interactions at birth because of their biological rhythms and their abilities to regulate them. By 3 months, infants identify faces as unique patterns or a unique whole. The neurological basis of social development: the cerebral cortex is divided into regions in which cells control specific functions, such as speech, motor abilities, and memory. Frontal cortex = associated with the processing of emotional info. Changes are linked to advances in auditory, visual, motor, and socioemotional development: first, the motor cortex has growth spurts.
