Stewart, Who Is 2 Years Old, Recently Suffered a Brain

question 16

Multiple Choice

Stewart, who is 2 years old, recently suffered a brain injury which resulted in him losing the ability to comprehend language. Given what we know about brain plasticity and age, we might assume that

• A) Stewart may also lose the ability to speak language.
• B) other parts of Stewart's brain may be able assume the functions lost due to injury.
• C) Stewart may regain the ability to comprehend language when he reaches adolescence and his brain has greater plasticity.
• D) due to redundancy of neural connections, Stewart will never recover from the injury.