A Skilled Cellist Has Extensive Regions of the Brain Devoted

question 50

True/False

A skilled cellist has extensive regions of the brain devoted to control the fingers of the left hand as they are positioned on the strings. This is an example of experience-dependent growth.

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A part of the brain involved in processing emotions, especially fear and pleasure, crucial for emotional learning and memory.

External Stimuli

Any information or events from the external environment that can provoke a response from an organism or system.

Higher Brain Functioning

Complex cognitive processes such as thinking, reasoning, memory, and learning, which are associated with the brain's cerebral cortex.

Two-Factor Theory

A theory on emotion that suggests emotions are based on physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal.