Critical Thinking Develops Automatically During Adolescence

question 49

True/False

Critical thinking develops automatically during adolescence.

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Definitions:

Neurons Together

A phrase indicating the collective function or interaction of neurons, which are the basic working units of the brain and nervous system, responsible for receiving, processing, and transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals.

Axon

The slender, tail-like extension of the neuron that transmits signals to the dendrites or cell body of other neurons and to muscles, glands, and other parts of the body.

Soma

The cell body of a neuron, which contains the nucleus and is essential for the neuron's metabolic and repair processes.

Messages

Units of communication intended to convey information, feelings, or instructions from one individual or group to another.