Research on Violinists and Cellists Has Demonstrated That

question 156

Multiple Choice

Research on violinists and cellists has demonstrated that:

• A)the human brain develops extra dendrites throughout the whole brain when the environment is particularly unique.
• B)if the human brain does not receive the particular types of external stimuli it expects at particular times in development, it fails to develop properly.
• C)the effects of experience on human brain structure are highly specific, with increased cortical connections in the particular area that is relevant to the experience.
• D)the human brain has a powerful capacity to reorganize when a particular type of experience is absent.

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