Tareq Suffered a Brain Injury When He Hit His Head

Multiple Choice

Tareq suffered a brain injury when he hit his head waterskiing.Following the accident,Tareq required extensive speech therapy to regain his ability to pronounce words correctly.Now Tareq can speak as he did before his accident.This is an example of _____________,which allowed the structure and function of Tareq's brain cells to change to adjust to the trauma.

A) split-brain syndrome
B) neural pruning
C) neuroplasticity
D) Wernicke's aphasia