Why Would Some Older Adults Have Difficulty Inhibiting Unwanted Speech

question 48

Multiple Choice

Why would some older adults have difficulty inhibiting unwanted speech?

• A) shrinkage in left hemisphere
• B) shrinkage in the thalamus
• C) shrinkage in the frontal lobes
• D) shrinkage in temporal lobes

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