Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about neuroplasticity.
Hints
- Two options are misconceptions - one about plasticity's end, one about remapping.
- Plasticity continues into adulthood, and remapping means neighbors DO take over deprived territory.
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- A. The adult brain cannot form any new connections.
- C. Connections that go unused are cleared away as the brain matures.
- E. Plasticity is greatest in childhood but continues throughout life.
Why
LTP's strengthening, pruning's removal, and adult hippocampal neurogenesis are true. Plasticity continues into adulthood (it does not end in childhood), and in remapping the neighbors DO extend into the deprived region - so those are false.
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