Juliana Began Taking Violin Lessons as a Young Child

question 31

Multiple Choice

Juliana began taking violin lessons as a young child. As a teenager she participated in a research study in which MRI scans of teenagers who had played the violin for several years were compared to MRI scans of other teenagers who had never played a musical instrument. The MRI scans of the teenage violinists showed that brain regions devoted to control of the fine muscles of the hands and fingers were larger in the teenage musicians than in the nonmusicians. This example illustrates the important phenomenon of:

• A)muscular atrophy.
• B)structural plasticity.
• C)lateralization of function.
• D)myelin regrowth.

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Definitions:

Little Impact

Refers to a minimal or negligible effect or influence something has on a situation, outcome, or condition.

Allele

The specific form of a gene that influences a particular trait.

Gene

A unit of heredity made up of DNA that is responsible for the physical and inheritable characteristics or phenotype of an organism.

Gene Pool

The total variety of genetic information possessed by a sexually reproducing population.