Why the First 2,000 Days Matter: A Look Inside the Brain
© 2016
Contributors
- Amelia Bachleda, PhD
- Jane Hu, PhD
- Lindsay Klarman, MNPL, NIC-A
- Gina Lebedeva, PhD, SLP-CF
- Hannah Lidman, MPA
- Sarah Roseberry Lytle, PhD
- Lilian Shafer
- Elizabeth Zack, PhD
- Patricia K. Kuhl, PhD
- Andrew N. Meltzoff, PhD
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- Axon
- output fiber of a neuron
- Cell body
- the neuron's processing center
- Dendrites
- input fibers of a neuron
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
- a non-invasive brain imaging technique used to determine which regions of the brain are active
- Neurons
- cells located in the brain and throughout the body that are specialized to communicate messages
- Pruning
- the process of removing excess synapses
- Sensitive period
- a time in development when the brain is especially ready to learn a skill
- Synapse
- connection point between neurons