SOC 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Neuroplasticity, Neurogenesis, Heredity
24 Jul 2018
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The brain constantly creates new neural communication routes & rewires existing ones: neuroplasticity: the brain"s ability to change its structure & function in response to experience/damage, enables us to: Adjust to new experiences: our brains are the most (cid:498)plastic(cid:499) when we are young children, principles of neuroplasticity help us understand how brains develop to reflect experiences. Although neurons cannot repair/regenerate themselves as skin/blood vessels can, new evidence suggests that the brain can engage in neurogenesis: neurogenesis: forming of new neurons, new neurons originate deep in the brain, may migrate to other brain areas. Form new connections w/ other neurons: evolutionary foundations of the nervous system: Argue that course of evolution is reflected in the structure & functioning of nervous system. Evolutionary factors consequently have significant influence on everyday behavior: behavioral genetics: Evolutionary psychologists have spawned a new & increasingly influential field.
