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The part of the brain that shrinks more with age than do other parts of the brain is the

amygdala.
cerebellum.
prefrontal cortex.
hypothalamus.

Question 2

Older adults have ___________ vocabularies but _____________ fluency.

extensive; limited
extensive; extensive
limited; limited
limited; extensive

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

prefrontal cortex.

Answer to Question 2

extensive; limited

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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018

Thank you

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No problem

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