HDFS 1070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Prefrontal Cortex, Infant Mortality, Object Permanence
28 Sep 2017
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Apgar scoring method is used for evaluating the need for immediate intervention. Preterm birth is the most common cause of infant mortality. Skin-to-skin contact between mom and dad = kangaroo care. Infants are born with intact sensory organs and a well-formed brain. Transient exuberance: term given to this rapid increase in the # of neurons, dendrites, and synapses that form during the first 2 years of life. Neural plasticity can refer to the variety of ways that the brain compensates for injury by making use of alternative resources. During the first 3 years the brain triples in weight. The more frequently an experience occurs (like an infant sucks from a bottle) the stronger and more rapidly the neural connections are made. Hearing rather than vision is the sense that provides the very earliest link between newborns and their mothers. Newborns are particularly sensitive to language sounds (monkey sounds, and human)
