The Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Developing Brain

question 87

Multiple Choice

The effects of ionizing radiation on the developing brain:

• A)Tend to be consistent throughout gestation
• B)Are most prevalent during the 8th-15th week of gestation,the typical time of proliferation and migration
• C)Are most prevalent after the 15th week of gestation,during circuit formation and circuit pruning
• D)Are most dramatic in the first year of life,when the brain is still in the proliferation stage

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