ACCT20200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Marasmus, Malnutrition, Kwashiorkor
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Chapters 3 and 4: physical development in infancy and toddlerhood: development of the cerebral cortex: Accounts for 85% weight & contains greatest # of neurons/ synapses. 2 hemispheres left= verbal abilities & positive emotions / right= spatial abilities & negative emotions: lateralization= how specialization of hemispheres comes about. Pre-frontal cortex: located in front areas of cerebral cortex. Responsible for thought, particularly consciousness, inhibition of impulses, integration of information, and use of memory, reasoning, planning, and problem solving strategies. Brain plasticity: highly plastic cerebral cortex, in which many areas are not yet committed to specific functions, high capacity for learning. Ensures that children acquire the skills that they need to survive so that synapses can make these connections. Some of connections stay while others enter a dormant state for. Better= a program that emphasizes gentle talking and touching and social games. Do not want to overstimulate infants because it causes them to.
