When Leslie was born, the doctor delivering her used forceps applied incorrectly. As a result, Leslie suffered a basal skull fracture and spent the first two weeks of her life in intensive care. Doctor's told Leslie's parents that she would experience a full recovery but that same fracture is often fatal in twenty year olds. The most likely reason for this is:
A. Leslie's injury received immediate care.
B. brains have greater plasticity later in life.
C. the number of synapses increases along with development.
D. young children have more brain synapses
D. young children have more brain synapses
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