Jake Received a Severe Brain Injury in a Motorcycle Accident

Multiple Choice

Jake received a severe brain injury in a motorcycle accident and was partially paralyzed on the left side of his body. After several months of intensive physical therapy, during which undamaged brain areas slowly began to assume responsibility for his lost functions, he gradually regained the use of his left leg and arm. This example best illustrates the principle of:

A) structural plasticity.
B) cortical localization.
C) functional plasticity.
D) neurogenesis.