Epigenetics
What is epigenetics?
How the environment impacts someone's genes
Eye color
Nature
Nonverbal communication is a trait developed through which (nature or nurture)?
Nurture
Can the environment impact your nature (genes)?
Yes, absolutely!
What is gene expression?
How and when proteins are made from your genes
Personality
Nurture
Do we gain, lose, or fluctuate in our number of synapses over our lifetime?
Fluctuate (2,500 to 15,000 to 7,500)
Carrier screenings are done for this purpose
To confirm whether an individual could potentially pass down serious/life-threatening genetic disorders.
Name one function of brain plasticity
Reorganize, connect, remove
Down Syndrome
Nature
What were the results of Dr. Segal's twin studies?
Both nature and nurture had impact
This term refers to specific traits in a person's DNA
Genes
Functional plasticity can move functions, whereas structural plasticity does this
Reshapes the brain in response to learning
Both
What were the results of the Minnesota Twin Studies?
75% nature, 25% nurture
Down Syndrome is an example of this, caused by an additional chromosome
Genetic disorder
In this event, pregnant mothers lacking proper nutrition resulted in their children being susceptible to conditions as they grew up.
The Dutch Hunger Winter Famine
Obesity
Both
What is synaptic pruning?
A genetic predisposition is...
A trait that we have a likelihood of developing over our lifetime