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In fourth grade, Tate joins the school band and learns to play the trumpet. After a year of practice, the cortical regions in Tate's brain responsible for motor coordination of the hands have increased dramatically. This phenomenon demonstrates that the brain has ____.
 
  a. neural plasticity
  b. lateral dominance
  c. myelination
  d. a refractory period

Question 2

As part of a new government program, U.S. citizens can donate part of their brains to the supercomputer development fund in exchange for a Statue of Liberty commemorative coin set. If you decide to donate a significant chunk of the left hemisphere of your brain (for the gold coin set, of course), which of the following abilities would be least affected?
 
  a. language
  b. speech
  c. musical ability
  d. ability to operate a video joystick with your right hand


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c


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