The Advances in Higher-Order Brain Functioning That Happen from Birth

question 56

Multiple Choice

The advances in higher-order brain functioning that happen from birth to age five correlate with

• A) an increase in the number of brain neurons.
• B) completion of PNS myelination.
• C) an increase in total brain size and complexity.
• D) completion of myelination of the frontal cortex.

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