BIOLOGY 6: Brain Development & Learning 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? BiologyCells, tissues and organsGCSEOCR Created by: Chloe HanslowCreated on: 02-06-13 17:57 Why are humans much better at learning than some other animals? We have evolved to have a much bigger brain 1 of 13 What is described as being a 'big bunch of neurones all interconnected'? The brain 2 of 13 What two clever things can our brain do? Learn new things and coordinate complicated behaviour (social behaviour) 3 of 13 How developed is a newborn baby's brain and why? It's only party developed because most of the neurone connections are not yet formed 4 of 13 When do neurone connections form? When a person experiences new things 5 of 13 How do neurone connections form? As a person experiences new things, a neurone becomes stimulated and branches out, connecting cells which were previously unconnected 6 of 13 By what age will most of the connections that will ever form, have been formed? 3 7 of 13 Which age does the number of connections stay constant until? 10 8 of 13 What happens to the pathways that the impulses travel down when experiences are repeated over and over again? They become strengthened 9 of 13 What are strengthened pathways more likely to do than other pathways? Transmit impulses 10 of 13 After the age of 10, what happens to the pathways that are not used very often? They die off 11 of 13 How does pathways dying off after 10 years, affect older people when learning? It makes it more difficult learn things 12 of 13 Is it possible for new neurones and connections to form in adults? Yes - they can still learn new things 13 of 13
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