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joblessjake

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Explain the changes that are occurring within the brain during the first years of life.
 
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Question 2

A toddler in a country affected by famine suffers from a protein-calorie deficiency that causes the disease ______; in his sister, who is 6 months old, the same deficiency results in a disease called ______.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The answers should address increased size, myelination, and transient exuberance.
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Answer to Question 2

kwashiorkor; marasmus


joblessjake

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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