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It was much easier for the children in the video to learn how to ride the backwards

bike that is was the adults because? (Note: You will choose more than 1 answer.)
1- A child's brain is wired differently than an adults.

2- A child's brain is more plastic than adults.

31Adult brains are more firmly wired the "usual" way because of the number of
years adults have been riding a bike the "usual" way.

4-The adult brain is more plastic than a child's brain.

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2 and 3, Plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to change based on new experiences and stimuli, and an adult’s brain isn’t as plastic as it once was, meaning that it would be harder for an adult to learn something different than the normal way they were taught
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