Vocabulary
The Brain
Brain & Knowledge Power
Knowledge Vocab
Executive Functions & Life Skills
100

___________is any permanent change in knowledge or behavior.

Learning

100

What is Pruning?

The removal of seldom-used connections, allowing other connections to become stronger.

100

Define Plasticity 

The ability of the brain to adapt to the environment, shaped & reshaped

100
Skills based knowledge is called...

Implicit Knowledge

100

When do Executive Functions begin? When do they Mature?

9 & 25

200

________are brain cells that send and receive electrical impulses

Neurons

200

What part of the brain controls cognitive skills – memory, problem solving, motor function, language?

Frontal Lobe

200

What is the brain at its peak plasticity?

Childhood

200

Scientific knowledge is...?

The ability to create knowledge

200

Working memory, Cognitive flexibility and Inhibition are all parts of what?

Executive Function

300

______receive electrical impulses from neighboring neurons.

Dendrites

300

What part of the brain controls  hearing, sensory functions (sight, taste, touch, smell, sound)

Temporal Lobe

300

Prime periods to develop specific skills is referring to?

Windows of opportunity

300

Who has other forms of knowledge (network) is considered____.

Knowledge about Experts

300

________is being able to adjust to changing demands

Cognitive Flexibility

400

The ________covers axon, allows impulses to travel quickly

Myelin Sheath

400

The Cerebellum does what?

Receives info from senses, regulates movement, speech, posture

400

Name the 4 types of Knowledge.

  • Explicit knowledge

  • Implicit knowledge

  • Scientific knowledge

  • Knowledge about experts

400

What did schools focus on when teaching students to be prior to 1950?

To become productive workers.

400

______is being able to filter thoughts and feelings.

Inhibition

500

The_______transfers electrical impulses from cell body to synapses

Axon

500

What does the occipital lobe do?

visual processing, interpreting information

500

What is Explicit Knowledge?

Knowledge of facts!

500

What is considered "not the best practice" when teaching a child.

Rote Memorization

500

Name the 7 Life skills Gilinsky talked about.

Focus and self-control

Perspective taking

Communicating

Making connections

Critical thinking

Taking on challenges

Self-directed and engaged learning

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