14 questions
Neuroplasticity refers to ....
the brain’s ability to adapt as a consequence of environmental experiences, throughout the lifespan
the way that different parts of the brain are responsible for different functions
the way that neurons communicate with each other across the synapse
the fact that most human behaviour is driven by hardwired differences in our brains.
Synaptogenesis refers to ....
the ability of individual neurons to connect with each other to form neural networks
the way that localisation of function may change following an acquired brain injury
the way that connections between neurons are deleted when they are no longer useful
the way in which new experiences leave a lasting impression on the mind
What is the term which describe how localisation of function changes following an acquired brain injury, e.g. to a whole new region, often in the corresponding area of the non-dominant hemisphere.
cortical remapping
synaptogenesis
neural pruning
reverse learning
Name a study which you could use to illustrate the formation of neural networks and neural pruning
Draganski
Peterson
Caspi
Rogers and Kesner
Name a study which can be used to illustrate cortical remapping.
Danelli
Draganski
Rogers and Kesner
Peterson
Modern research shows that the architecture of the brain is fairly fixed and does not undergo significant change following the early years of development
true
false
'Neurons which fire together, wire together’, means that neighbouring neurons that fire at the same time gradually form new synapses; the term .....describes why these connections become stronger over time.
long-term potentiation
cortical remapping
neural pruning
reverse learning
Marian Diamond showed that the cerebral cortex of rats that lived in enriched environments became .... than rats that lived in impoverished environments.
thicker
thinner
Neural pathways which are infrequently activated undergo ...
synaptic/neural pruning
axonal sprouting
thinning out
cortical thickening
Shortening and reduced branching in the dendrites of neurons is known as...
dendritic retraction
axonal sprouting
The process by which neurons form connections with surrounding undamaged cells following an injury.
Axonal sprouting
Dendritic retraction
Cortcial thickening
Synaptic liasion
In Draganski's study of neuroplasticity, participants had to learn a new skill, what as it?
juggling trick called a three ball cascade
playing a 5 finger exercise on the piano
learning a new language
playing a first person shooter video game
How many brain scans did Draganski's participants undergo?
two
three
four
none
Three months after training commenced, he found more grey matter in the ...
left posterior intraparietal sulcus
right anterior hippocampus
orbito-frontal cortex both hemispheres
right-side amygdala