As a Blind Child,Ben Underwood Taught Himself to Make a Clicking

question 45

Multiple Choice

As a blind child,Ben Underwood taught himself to make a clicking sound that would bounce off objects in the surrounding environment in order to navigate the world around him without sight.Which of the following terms best describes why Ben was able to change how his brain was wired to "see" through his hearing?

• A) epigenetics
• B) plasticity
• C) neurogenesis
• D) neural pruning

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Definitions:

Electric Wire

Conductors made of metal used to carry electricity from one place to another.

Miles Per Gallon (Mpg)

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Kilometers (Km)

A unit of length in the metric system equal to one thousand meters or approximately 0.62 miles.

Gallons

A unit of volume primarily used in the United States for measuring liquids and gases.