EDUC 108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Automaticity, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Metacognition
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Overproduction or exuberance new synapses are being formed. Prune the synapses that aren"t being used as much - making new connections in the. Fat sheath (myelin) that coats the axon of the neuron in order to make the transmission. Process of expansion and plasticity because of pruning. Brain maturation in adolescence is linked to behavioral, emotional, and cognitive development during this period. Pfc: involved in a lot of higher level thinking (decision-making, social interaction, inhibitions, etc); undergoes dramatic development during adolescence. Adolescence and adults use different brain functions to handle social situations. The ability to take on someone else"s perspective is still developing in mid-adolescence. ~ 100 billion neurons in a human brain. Functional change in the limbic system (first center of change, emotional center/ risk taking) 2 important changes in brain function involving the pfc: brain. Planning, attention, judgment, reflection, self control, working memory, impulse control, modulating mood, etc.
