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BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY LEARNING. Teratogens Definition: environmental substance causing prenatal damage Examples: prescription and non- prescription.

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1 BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY LEARNING

2 Teratogens Definition: environmental substance causing prenatal damage Examples: prescription and non- prescription drugs, alcohol, viruses, environmental pollution, etc Teratogens’ effects 4 factors determine severity of effects

3 Brain physiology 100 billion neurons Glial cells support neurons Myelination adds speed Synapses create connections Synaptic pruning Brains have plasticity

4 Babies Learn About the World External world Other minds Language

5 Babies Learn About People Imitating others Recognizing the familiar Flirting with others Understanding others’ reactions Other minds: alike and different Testing autonomy Demonstrating empathy

6 Babies Learn About Objects Living in a 3 dimensional world Objects have size constancy Can coordinate their senses Object disappearance and permanence Learning about casuality Categorizing objects

7 Babies Learn About Language At birth, babies know a great deal Can discriminate all phonemes Learn patterns of language Learn social side of language Exposure changes our brain; personal connection is paramount

8 Fostering Learning Interacting and playing Talking Allowing babies to explore Following your instincts

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