Brain Plasticity & Functional Recovery After Trauma (AQA A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What is another term for neural plasticity?
What is another term for neural plasticity?
Cortical remapping
What is synaptic pruning?
What is synaptic pruning?
Eliminating unused connections
What did Maguire find about London taxi drivers' brains?
What did Maguire find about London taxi drivers' brains?
Enlarged posterior hippocampus
How many synapses per neuron do children have by age 2-3?
How many synapses per neuron do children have by age 2-3?
15,000
How does spontaneous recovery typically occur after brain trauma?
How does spontaneous recovery typically occur after brain trauma?
Rapidly then slows gradually
What did Bezzola's study show about 40-60 year olds after 40 hours of golf training?
What did Bezzola's study show about 40-60 year olds after 40 hours of golf training?
Reduced motor cortex activity
What percentage of amputees experience phantom limb syndrome?
What percentage of amputees experience phantom limb syndrome?
60-80%
What did Hubel and Wiesel discover in kittens with one eye sewn shut?
What did Hubel and Wiesel discover in kittens with one eye sewn shut?
Visual cortex stayed active
In Schneider's study, what proportion achieving DFR had over 16 years' education?
In Schneider's study, what proportion achieving DFR had over 16 years' education?
Two-thirds
What did Mechelli find in bilingual individuals' brains?
What did Mechelli find in bilingual individuals' brains?
Larger parietal cortex