FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Intentionality, Information Processing Theory, 18 Months

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Erin Watson

Document Summary

Norm: an average or standard measurement calculated from the measurements of many individuals within a specific group or population. 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. Neuron: one of the billions of nerve cells in the cns, especially in the brain. Cortex: the outer layers of the brain in humans and other mammals. Most thinking, feeling, and sensing involve the cortex. Prefrontal cortex: the area of the cortex at the very front of the brain that specializes in anticipation, planning, and impulse control. Axon: a fiber that extends from a neuron and transmits electrochemical impulses from that neuron to the dendrites of other neurons. Dendrite: a fiber that extends from a neuron and receives electrochemical impulses transmitted from other neurons via their axons. Synapse: the intersection between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of other neurons.