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HEAD-SPARING (pg. 132)
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A BIOLOGICAL MECHANISM THAT PROTECTS THE BRAIN WHEN MALNUTRION AFFECTS GROWTH. THE BRAIN IS THE LAST PART OF THE BODY TO BE DAMAGED BY MALNUTRION.
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NORM (pg. 132)
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AN AVERAGE, OR STANDARD, MEAUSREMENT, CALCULATED FROM THE MEASUREMENTS OF MANY INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A SPECIFIC GROUP OR POPULATION.
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PERCENTILE (pg. 132)
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A POINT ON A RANKING SCALE OF 0 TO 100. THE 50TH PERCINTILE IS THE MIDPOINT; HALF THE PEOPLE IN THE POPULATION BEING STUDIED RANK HIGHER AND HALF RANK LOWER.
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REM - SLEEP (pg. 133)
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RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP, A STAGE OF SLEEP CHARACTERIZED BY FLICKERING EYES BEHIND CLOSED LIDS, DREAMING, AND RAPID BRAIN WAVES.
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CO - SLEEP (pg. 134)
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A CUSTOM IN WHICH PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN (USUALLYINFANTS) SLEEP TOGETHER IN THE SAME BED.
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NEURON (pg. 135)
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ONE OF THE BILLIONS OF NERVE CELLS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY THE BRAIN.
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CORTEX (pg. 136)
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THE OUTER LAYERS OF THE BRAIN IN HUMANS AND OTHER MAMMALS. MOST THINKING, FEELING, AND SENSING INVOLVE THE CORTEX. (SOMETIMES CALLED THE NEOCORTEX).
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AXON (pg. 136)
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A FIBER THAT EXTENDS FROM A NEURON AND TRANSMITS ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPULSES FROM THAT NEURON TO THE DENDRITES OF OTHER NEURONS.
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DENDRITE (pg. 136)
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A FIBER THAT EXTENDS FROM A NEURON AND RECEIVES ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPULSES TRANSMITTED FROM OTHER NEURONS VIA THEIR AXONS.
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SYNAPSE (pg. 136)
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THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE AXON OF ONE NEURON AND THE DENDRITES OF OTHER NEURONS.
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TRANSIENT EXUBERANCE
(pg. 136)
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THE GREAT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DENDRITES THAT OCCUR IN AN INFANT'S BRAIN DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE.
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EXPERIENCE - EXPECTANT
(pg. 138)
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BRAIN FUNCTIONS THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN BASIC COMMON EXPERIENCES (WHICH AN INFANT CAN BE EXPECTED TO HAVE) IN ORDER TO DEVELOP NORMALLY.
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EXPERIENCE - DEPENDENT (pg. 139)
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BRAIN FUNCTIONS THAT DEPEND ON PARTICULAR, VARIABLE EXPERIENCES AND THAT THEREFORE MAY OR MAY NOT DEVELOP IN A PARTICULAR INFANT.
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PREFRONTAL CORTEX
(pg. 139)
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THE AREA OF CORTEX AT THE FRONT OF THE BRAIN THAT SPECIALIZES IN ANTICIPATION, PLANNING, AND IMPULSE CONTROL.
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SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME (pg.140)
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A LIFE - THREATENING INJURY THAT OCCURS WHEN AN INFANT IS FORCEFULLY SHAKEN BACK AND FORTH, A MOTION THAT RUPTURES BLOOD VESSELS IN THE BRAIN AND BREAKS NEURAL CONNECTIONS.
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