Multiple Choice
Which is proof that regions of the brain specialized for experience-expectant plasticity are not necessarily locked into their "expected" paths of development?
A) A deaf child's auditory processing areas become specialized for visual processing.
B) An older child's hindbrain takes over many of the tasks once attributed to the cerebral cortex.
C) Specialized brain stimulation programs mimic auditory stimuli, prompting growth of auditory processing areas.
D) A deaf child's cerebral cortex increases in gray matter, compensating for lack of auditory stimuli.
E) A young child's cerebral cortex decreases in white matter, compensating for lack of auditory stimuli.
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