Can It Be Learned?
Brain & Biology
Critical Periods
100

Can every species learn the same things equally well?

No

100

Which sense are dogs especially strong in?

Smell

100

What is a critical period?

A time when learning is easiest

200

What do genes provide: learned knowledge or the ability to learn?

The ability to learn.

200

Which brain region is important for forming new memories?

Hippocampus

200

What is imprinting?

Forming an attachment early in life

300

If a parent learns French, will their child automatically inherit the ability to speak French?

No, due to non-heritability of learned behavior

300

What kind of damage can impair learning?

Neurological/brain damage

300

Why is language easier to learn when young?

Because of critical periods

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