Your Roommate Is Taking an Anatomy Class and Has Noticed

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Essay

Your roommate is taking an anatomy class and has noticed differences in the brains of younger and older rats. She knows ethical reasons prohibit euthanizing humans to examine their brains, and she asks you how we learn about adolescent human brains. What can you tell her about how human brains are studied?

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Definitions:

Secondary Circular Reactions

The repetition of actions that produce an effect on the environment.

Wernicke's Aphasia

A neurological condition characterized by impaired language comprehension and fluency, resulting from damage to Wernicke's area in the brain.

Morphemes

The smallest grammatical units in a language that convey meaning, including words, prefixes, and suffixes.

Mental Abilities

Capacities for cognitive functions such as reasoning, problem-solving, and learning.