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What is meant by neuroplasticity?

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What is meant by neuroplasticity?

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Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to adapt to change due to injury, illness or learning and experience.

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Structural plasticity refers to changes within: a) the brain stem b) brain structures c) the skeleton

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b. Structural plasticity refers to changes within brain structures.

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True or False? The buildup of grey matter in brain regions/structures is due to increased synaptic connectedness in those regions/structures.

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True. The buildup of grey matter in brain regions/structures is due to increased synaptic connectedness in those regions/structures.

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Maguire et al. (2000) found that taxi drivers had increased grey matter in the posterior _ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ _, a brain region linked to _ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎_ navigation.

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Maguire et al. (2000) found that taxi drivers had increased grey matter in the posterior hippocampus, a brain region linked to spatial navigation.

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True or False? Functional recovery refers to the brain’s ability to replace lost or damaged functions by producing more hormones to compensate.

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False. Functional recovery refers to the brain’s ability to replace lost or damaged functions by using existing brain regions in their place.

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Synapses that are used frequently grow stronger over time , but synapses that are not used undergo: a) synaptic branching b) neuroplasticity c) synaptic pruning d) synaptic transmission

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c. Synapses that are used frequently grow stronger over time , but synapses that are not used undergo synaptic pruning. This allows the brain to be a more efficient tool, both structurally and functionally.

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True or False? Functional recovery is to some extent time-stamped.

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True. Functional recovery is to some extent time-stamped. If the recovery takes place early in life, the affected person has a chance of almost full recovery.

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True or False? Neuroplasticity is supported by the case of H.M.

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False. Neuroplasticity is not supported by the case of H.M. H.M. never recovered any functionality: his memory (particularly short-term memory) was affected permanently after his brain was damaged during surgery.

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There is an impressive body of research into neuroplasticity, with findings coming to the same conclusion, which means that the theory has good: a) internal validity b) temporal validity c) ecological validity

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a. There is an impressive body of research into neuroplasticity, with findings coming to the same conclusion, which means that the theory has good internal validity.

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Research in the field of neuroplasticity is _ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ _ which means that cause and effect cannot be established.

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Research in the field of neuroplasticity is correlational which means that cause and effect cannot be established.