After Damage to Broca's Area, Many Women Tend to Regain

question 320

Multiple Choice

After damage to Broca's area, many women tend to regain more of their lost language abilities than men because

• A)Broca's area in women is larger than men's, making it harder to damage completely.
• B)women tend to use a front-to-back connection of the hemispheres in processing language.
• C)women tend to use both hemispheres of the brain for language.
• D)women have more neurilemma within their brains, which aids the repair of damaged nerve tissue.

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