Brain Scans Reveal That Different ________ Are Activated When We

question 12

Multiple Choice

Brain scans reveal that different ________ are activated when we process verbs rather than nouns.

• A) semantics
• B) heuristics
• C) neural networks
• D) critical periods

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Definitions:

Phonemes

The smallest units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another, playing a crucial role in the structure and meaning of words.

Newborns

Infants in their first moments to weeks of life, characterized by rapid developmental changes physically and neurologically.

Native Language

is the first language a person learns in childhood and becomes most fluent in, often used as the primary means of communication in their community.

Phoneme

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another, for example, the difference between the "k" sound in "kit" and the "s" sound in "sit."