When an Expected Form of Sensory Input Is Absent, the Areas

question 162

Multiple Choice

When an expected form of sensory input is absent, the areas of the brain that normally would have become specialized as a result of that experience typically

• A) die off.
• B) can be reorganized to serve another function.
• C) interfere with other areas of the brain that are serving related functions.
• D) continue to strengthen their synapses until some low level of the sensory input can be perceived.

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Definitions:

Population Growth

The increase in the number of individuals in a population, influenced by factors like birth rates, death rates, immigration, and emigration.

Infant Mortality

The death of children under the age of one year, measured as the number of such deaths per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Mortality Rate

A measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Collective Behavior

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