Art of Com Passing - Part 2 | Take the Quiz

Approximately how much of our brain is developed when we are born?

A: 30 %

B: 20 %

C: 10 %

D: 5 %

What determines the maximum amount of time offspring can spend developing inside the mother’s belly?

A: One measurment: the width of the mother’s hips

B: Two measurements: the width of the birth canal and the largest part of the offsprings body

C: A guy with a colorful cut-out tree costume

D: None of the above

The 2012 Harvard Journal of Pediatrics concluded that:

A: The human brain develops automatically no matter what its surrounding are

B: The brain develops mostly in the womb

C: The brain develops based on the environment it is in

D: People who listen to Nickelback albums other than the first three albums have a poorly developed brain

In the first three years of our lives, up to how many neural connections are made each second?

A: Up to 10 thousand

B: Up to 1 million

C: Up to 10 million

D: Up to 1 billion

What can lead to short term physical and physiological adjustments in the brain?

A: Stress

B: Scarcity

C: Instability

D: All of the above

In the long term, these physical and physiological adjustments may come at a significant cost to:

A: Learning behavior

B: Health

C: Longevity

D: All of the above

Neurons are:

A: Brain cells

B: Information messengers

C: All of the above

D: Neither of the above

Repeated stimulation of brain circuits:

A: Creates weak or non-functioning neural circuits

B: Makes mice blind

C: Creates strong neural connections / neural circuits

D: None of the above

Art of Com Passing - Part 2