In a Highly Plastic Cerebral Cortex

question 84

Multiple Choice

In a highly plastic cerebral cortex,

• A) the areas of the brain are strongly committed to specific functions, and there is a high capacity for learning.
• B) if a part of the cortex is damaged, other parts can take over the tasks it would have handled.
• C) spatial skills develop more rapidly than language skills and are easier to recover after injury.
• D) the right and left hemispheres of the brain have become strongly lateralized.

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