Jack suffered a brain injury as a result of hitting his head while waterskiing

One of the problems that developed was that Jack could not pronounce certain words correctly for a long period of time until he had extensive speech therapy and can now speak as he did before his accident. This is an example of the brain's ______ which allowed the structure and function of his brain cells to change to adjust to the trauma.
a. adaptology
b. stagnation
c. plasticity
d. reflex arc
e. reflexology


c. plasticity

Psychology

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