Current Thinking on the Plasticity of the Young Child's Brain

question 124

Multiple Choice

Current thinking on the plasticity of the young child's brain attributes this plasticity to

• A)the rapid increase in the number of neurons during infancy.
• B)incomplete myelinization early in life.
• C)an excess of neurons and synapses early in life.
• D)maturation of the neurons in the corpus callosum.

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Definitions:

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Aneroid Sphygmomanometers

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Auscultated Blood Pressure

Blood pressure as measured by listening with a stethoscope.

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