Consider the Following Statements

question 141

Multiple Choice

Consider the following statements. Statement A: Congenitally blind individuals show activation of the visual cortex when reading Braille. Statement B: Deaf individuals' responses to peripheral visual stimuli are several times stronger than those of hearing people. Which statement represents evidence of the ability of the human brain to reorganize when an expected form of sensory experience is absent?

• A) statement A only
• B) statement B only
• C) both statements A and B
• D) neither statement A nor statement B

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