Neurons in a Newborn's Brain

question 170

Multiple Choice

Neurons in a newborn's brain:

• A) are twice as numerous as glial cells.
• B) touch one another, end to end.
• C) are widely spaced, but immediately begin to form connections.
• D) are densely spaced, with complex connections.

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Definitions:

Obligation

A duty or commitment that an individual is bound to, either legally, morally, or emotionally.

Group Norms

Shared guidelines or rules of behavior that are accepted and followed by members of a group, influencing how they act and interact.

Temperaments

Physiological dispositions to respond to the environment in certain ways; they are present in infancy and in many nonhuman species and are assumed to be innate.

Personalities

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.