What Biological Change in Development Offers an Explanation for the Existence

question 114

Multiple Choice

What biological change in development offers an explanation for the existence of infantile amnesia?

• A)An excess of neuronal synapses at birth delays memory encoding
• B)The hippocampus is only partially developed in infancy
• C)Cortical areas involved in memory storage are understimulated by the environment
• D)Neurotransmitters such as glutamate,AMPA,and NMDA are in limited supply until around three years of age.

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