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sammy

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on: Jun 22, 2018
If the brain of an infant overproduces stress hormones early in life, the brain becomes incapable of normal stress responses.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

Neural connections that are not used shrink and disappear.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


epscape

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

True

Answer to Question 2

True


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