Rats That Are Raised in a Complex Environment Have More

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Multiple Choice

Rats that are raised in a complex environment have more synapses and longer dendrites in their brains than rats raised in a simpler environment. These differences in the rats' brains due to environmental experiences illustrate the brain's

• A)saltatory conduction.
• B)resiliency.
• C)neuroplasticity.
• D)neurogenesis.

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Development

The process of growth or progress in any dimension, such as biological, psychological, social, or economic, involving complex interplays between genetics, environment, and experience.

Conception

The process of fertilization where a sperm cell joins with an egg cell to form a zygote.

Development

The process of change or growth through which an individual or entity passes, often resulting in progress or evolution.

Adolescence

A developmental phase characterized by physical and psychological maturation, starting with puberty and ending upon reaching the age legally recognized as adulthood.