Which Example Does NOT Illustrate Experience-Dependent Plasticity

question 204

Multiple Choice

Which example does NOT illustrate experience-dependent plasticity?

• A) the increased activity in left-brain areas for children with dyslexia who were given extra training in sounds and letters
• B) the enlarged cortical representation of the left hand for Braille readers
• C) the extra dendritic spines on the cortical neurons of monkeys reared in a complex environment
• D) the activation in the visual cortex of congenitally blind individuals when reading Braille

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