Learned Non-Use Occurs When a Stroke Patient Stops Using a Body

question 17

Multiple Choice

Learned non-use occurs when a stroke patient stops using a body part because:

• A) that body part being physically restrained.
• B) of damage to the hippocampus.
• C) of damage to the motor areas controlling that body part.
• D) of lack of sensory input from that body part.

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