The Development of Learning (51-53)

Learning is dependent on what?

Experience (changes w age)

Are animals born with all the innatebehaviors they'll need to survive?

Yes some

What do lizards do with their offspring?

They don’t offer carenad leave their eggs after laying them

How do baby lizards differ from human babies?

They can take care of themselves as soon as they hatch

Do young lizards still need to learn afterbirth>

Only a little to optimize hunting and mating strategies

Why is it said that lizards have simplistic brains that don't require a complex brain region?

They don't need to learn much aside from huting and matin strategies

Lizards don't require a _________ region of the brain to learn and process information

complex

What species are known to have simplistic brains?

Those with short lifespans

Animals like ________ and some small mammals like ___________ don't have large areas of their brains dedicated to learning

Insects; shrews

What have insects and small mammals developed instead of more complex brains for learning?

Ability rtoto process complex smells which is more useful for them daily

What is the trade off for animals with complex learning capabilities?

They are often not born with their full abilities and have to develop them as they rhgow

Are animals capable of complex learning born with most of their neurons for whole life?

Yes

Throughout the life of animals capable of complex learning what will they continue to do throughout their lives?

Organize and grow new neurons as they learn

What is neurogenesis?

A process by which neurons form during a human’s lifetime

The vast majority of our neurons form when?

Fetal development

What happens to neurons as a function of time in humans?

The number decreases rapidly as w age

What has research on non human animals told us about regrowing neurons?

That although the brain cant regrow neurons there are some areas that can

In numerous animals the areas of the brain that involve learning have been foudn to do what?

Grow as the animal has experienes

Morelearning as an adult leads to what?

Stronger neural connections which means more neurons can be producde

What types of species are most likely to experience neurogenesis? Why?

Social species because they engage in complex forms of learning to survive.