Softcopy notes were give, I just copy paste the key points here.

Frontal Lobe: reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving

Parietal Lobe: movement, orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli

Occipital Lobe: visual processing

Temporal Lobe: perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech

At approximately 20 weeks gestation:

• Brain has near the same number of neurons as full term infant
• Development of neurons slows and development of synapses or connections among neurons (synaptogenesis)
• At approximately 30-31 weeks cerebral cortex begins forming convolutions or folds
• At birth the neonate’s brain has the appearance of the adult brain
• Establishment of myelin sheath (myelination) continues far into childhood and adolescence
• Myelin sheath insulates the axon and increases speed and efficiency of synaptic impulse
• Development of motor function occurs as myelin sheath develops in the motor areas of the brain
• Pruning occurs as unused neurons die
• Pruning begins during fetal development and continues across the lifespan
• Leads to diversion of nutrients to regions more used

Method of Habituation to Study Sensation and Perception

Steps in habituation studies:

• Baseline data are collected with neutral stimulus
• Introduction of novel stimulus
• Change in response from baseline is recorded
• Over repeated presentation of stimulus systems return to baseline
• Neutral stimulus is reintroduced
• Original novel stimulus is reintroduced