The Brain's Ability to Rewire Itself to Adapt to Its

Multiple Choice

The brain's ability to rewire itself to adapt to its environment, a quality called ________, is greatest during the early childhood years and declines as we get old. As such, if one has a head injury, it is most likely that one will have greater recovery if that were to happen during the early years.

A) plasticity
B) neurogenesis
C) synaptic pruning
D) lateralization
E) a split brain