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javeds

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In one study of unilateral stroke patients, practice with the disabled arm had a greater beneficial effect if
 
  A) stem cells were injected.
  B) the other arm was tied down.
  C) the practice included the other arm.
  D) both arms were used to perform the same task in a coordinated fashion.
  E) there was a phantom limb.

Question 2

In the days after a small ischemic stroke, the size of the area of brain damage normally expands. In one study of monkeys, the expansion of a motor cortex lesion was prevented by
 
  A) a program of hand training and practice.
  B) stem cells.
  C) autotransplants.
  D) activating cognitive reserve.
  E) phantom limbs.



jrpg123456

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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