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sammy

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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

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Answer to Question 2

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