Following an Initial Period of Brain Growth Prenatally and in the First

question 44

Multiple Choice

Following an initial period of brain growth prenatally and in the first 2 years of life,human beings experience a second period of cortical gray matter growth 

• A)Following an initial period of brain growth prenatally and in the first 2 years of life, human beings experience a second period of cortical gray matter growth 
• B)at puberty. 
• C)at 18, which is why most countries consider 18 to be the beginning of legal adulthood. 
• D)at around 25, which is when brain growth is then considered complete.

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