How Are Our Brains Adapted for Language

question 8

Multiple Choice

How are our brains adapted for language?

• A) There is an innate ability to learn language.
• B) Brains are able to hear speech separate from non-speech sounds.
• C) The cerebral cortex takes up 90% of our brain, allowing for sophisticated thinking like language.
• D) all of the above

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