A Generalization About Brain Development That Has Emerged from Animal

question 64

Multiple Choice

A generalization about brain development that has emerged from animal research is that plasticity

• A)is evident only during the first trimester of gestation.
• B)is evident only during the period immediately after birth.
• C)tends to occur more in female brains than in male brains.
• D)tends to be evident throughout life.

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