Critical Periods May End as a Response to

question 73

Multiple Choice

Critical periods may end as a response to

• A) the end of axon growth in a particular part of the brain.
• B) the presence of caspases.
• C) anterograde degeneration.
• D) an absence of cell adhesion molecules.

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