Question

Brendan is a one-year-old boy and recently suffered an injury to the part of the brain that controls language. On examining him, the neurologist says that other areas of the brain will assume functions of the damaged part and he will not lose the ability to speak or understand a language. The neurologist bases this diagnosis on the _____ of Brendan's brainA) plasticityB) carcinogenicityC) elasticityD) immunogenicity

Answer 1

The correct answer is a. Plasticity

Step-by-step explanation:

Brain plasticity or Neuroplasticity is defined as the brain's functional and structural ability to modify and adapt to changes usually related to brain damage in order to recover the function of the damaged parts by reorganizing pathways, creating new connections and in some cases creating new neurons. Therefore, Brendan's neurologist basis this diagnosis on this theory because of the assumption that the functions of the damaged part will be assumed by other well-funcitioning areas so he will be able to speak or understand language, that Neuroplasticity is based on.