What is it?
Brain Development
Positive Neuroplasticity
Anatomy
Negative Neuroplasticity
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What is it?

The ability of the brain to grow and change, it is a lifelong capacity of our brains to rewire itself in response to the stimulation of learning and experience.

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What is the prime time for neuroplasticity?

Ages 12-25

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List 3 ways we can shape our brain in a positive way.

Learning, Positive Affirmations, Mindfulness, Sunlight, Exercise, Gratitude, Laughter, Quality Sleep, Kindness, Music, Reading  

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List 3 thing the frontal lobe is responsible for

Helps us with problem solving, judgement inhibition, personality, language production, emotion and motor planning  

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True or False?

Things can induce adverse, or "unfavorable" or "negative" neuroplasticity which can change our brains for the worse.

True

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Is neuroplasticity a thought, feeling or action?

All of the above.

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What age is the brain generally finished developing and maturing?

At age 25

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What kind of social environment can help shape our brain in a positive way?

A supportive social environment

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List 3 things the parietal lobe is responsible for

Sense of touch, taste and smell, special perception, visual perceptions, academic skill, math calculations, reading, and writing

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List 3 things that can negatively influence our brains and inhibit brain processes.

Exposure to social isolation, stress, neglect, and engagement in unhealthy habits

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How can we reinforce a neural pathway?

With every repetition of a thought or emotion.

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In ______ you are at a critical point in your brain's plasticity.

Adolescence

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Through ________ the brain can strengthen it's neural connection.

repetition

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List 3 things the temporal lobe is responsible for

Understanding language, organization and sequencing, information retrieval, memory, musical awareness, hearing, and learning feelings.  

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What happens to our neuroplasticity when we're addicted to substances like nicotine or alcohol?

Our brains that reward pathways are hijacked by a naturally unachievable amount of dopamine from the substance, which overstimulates our brain  

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