Kim Is a 4-Year-Old Who Has Just Been in an Accident

Multiple Choice

Kim is a 4-year-old who has just been in an accident and has sustained damage to an area of the brain that is specialized for a particular skill. Her doctor tells her parents that she is lucky to be so young; she should recover her ability in this domain. Her doctor is counting on Kim's brain to:

A) create new neurons to replace the damaged ones.
B) become rewired as a different area takes over for the damaged area.
C) regenerate brain tissue.
D) direct her skeletal and muscular system to work
harder at the skill.