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Author Question: Learning a new language during adulthood alters activity in the brain's language (Read 713 times)

Millan

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on: Oct 16, 2013
Learning a new language during adulthood alters activity in the brain's language processing locations by
A) altering synaptic effectiveness in these locations.
B) increasing the rate of mitosis in these locations.
C) inhibiting synapses that work in the previously learned language.
D) causing established neurons to produce different neurotransmitter molecules.
E) forming electrical synapses between cells.


Celeste

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2019
A


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