Rita Has Always Wanted to Learn to Play the Piano

Multiple Choice

Rita has always wanted to learn to play the piano. At 40, she decides to take piano lessons. She picks the skill up quickly, partly, her teacher says, because she's so eager to learn. As she learns, the neurons in Rita's brain are changing to store the new information and habits; this is referred to as

A) homeostasis
B) evolution
C) neuroplasticity
D) lateralization