DEP 5057 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Prefrontal Cortex, Binocular Vision, Sensory System
16 May 2016
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The first 2 years: growth in infancy, body size a. i. Norm: average, or standard, measurement calculated from the measurements of many individuals within a specific group or population a. ii. Head-sparing: a biological mechanism that protects the brain when malnutrition disrupts body growth. The brain is the last part of the body to be damaged by malnutrition: brain development b. i. Neuron: one of the billions of nerve cells in the central nervous system, especially in the brain b. ii. Cortex: the outer layers of the brain in humans and other mammals b. iii. Prefrontal cortex: the area of the cortex at the very front of the brain that specializes in anticipation, planning, and impulse control b. iv. Synapses: the intersection between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of other neurons b. vii. Neurotransmitters: a brain chemical that carries information from the axon of the sending neuron to the dendrites of a receiving neuron b. viii.
