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How many neurons in the brain?
How many synaptic connections in the brain?
How many in kids vs. adults?
- Billions
- Trillions
- 2X as many in children
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_______ is high in the child brain.
Plasticity
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Children have an especially ________ brain.
adaptable
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infants are considered __________ since they can distinguish phonemes of all languages.
"citizens of the world"
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by ____ months, babies are considered __________ because they can only distinguish phonemes of their own language.
- 11
- "citizens of a country"
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at ____ months, babies use both hemispheres for language.
13
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by ___ months, babies have language lateralization/specialization.
20
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Language lateralization to the left hemisphere arises from _________ not __________.
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Post damage, the right hemisphere can assume some language responsibility, but is not nearly as __________.
efficient
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___________ is inherent, but _________ must be learned/taught.
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How many brain areas involved in reading?
17
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Define dyslexia:
impaired ability to process written language despite normal intelligence
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Interesting fact:
Does L1 and L2 lateralize equally in bilingual children?
No, L1 lateralizes before L2 lateralizes.
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