While We Used to Think New Neuron Are Only Created

question 527

Multiple Choice

While we used to think new neuron are only created during development, we now know the hippocampus produces new neurons _____. This process is called _______________ and is believed to be important for learning and memory.

• A)until our '30s; neurogenesis
• B)into our '30s; apoptosis
• C)into our '60s; apoptosis
• D)throughout our entire lifetime; apoptosis
• E)throughout our entire lifetime; neurogenesis

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Definitions:

Biological Causality

The concept that biological processes and mechanisms are the cause of specific outcomes or effects in living organisms.

Inevitability

The quality of being certain to happen; an outcome that is unavoidable under the given circumstances.

Noncorporeal Continuation

The belief or concept that an individual's consciousness or soul persists after physical death, transcending physical form.

Biological Causality

Involves the processes and factors within living organisms that lead to particular outcomes or states of being.