In a neuron, the cell's metabolic functions are performed by the
a. soma.
b. axon.
c. terminal button.
d. synapse.
e. dendrite.
a
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language when he reaches adolescence and his brain hasgreater plasticity. d. due to redundancy of neural connections, Stewart will never recover from the injury.
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Dr. Smith is hoping that his patient with OCD will experience reduced anxiety and less frequent obsessions when he is asked to face situations that provoke obsessions and make him anxious. The term referring to this treatment process is
A) psychoanalysis B) cognitive therapy C) transference D) exposure