A nurse is teaching a medication class to a group of psychiatric clients. One of them asks, "Why am I having so much more trouble learning now that I am 60 than I did when I was younger?"
Which of the following concepts would the nurse integrate into the response?
A) The extrapyramidal motor system
B) The amygdala
C) Neuroplasticity
D) Psychoneuroimmunology
Ans: C
Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to change structure and function to compensate for a changing neuronal environment (Mohr & Mohr, 2001). With age, brains become less plastic, which explains why it is easier to learn a second language at the age of 5 years than at 55 years. The extrapyramidal motor system controls muscle tone, common reflexes, and automatic voluntary motor function. The amygdala provides an emotional component to memory and is involved in modulating aggression and sexuality. Psychoneuroimmunology involves the connection between the immune system and stress.
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