Following a bicycle accident, four year old Devin suffers damage to his Broca's area and consequently has trouble speaking. He eventually regains the ability to speak because other areas of his brain compensate for the damage. The process that allows one area of the brain to take over for another is referred to as ____.

A. restoration
B. pliability
C. regeneration
D. plasticity


Answer: D

Psychology

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