Stewart, who is 2 years old, recently suffered a brain injury which resulted in him losing the ability to comprehend language. Given what we know about brain plasticity and age, we might assume that
a. Stewart may also lose the ability to speak language.
b. other parts of Stewart's brain may be able assume the functions lost due to injury.
c. Stewart may regain the ability to comprehend
language when he reaches adolescence and his brain hasgreater plasticity.
d. due to redundancy of neural connections, Stewart will never recover from the injury.
b
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