AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A person whose hand had been amputated actually felt sensations on his nonexistent fingers when his face was stroked. This best illustrates consequences of ____ ?
A
lateralization
B
tomography
C
brain plasticity
D
aphasia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Option B-The person is experiencing sensation in the phantom region because the brain has tasked the sensation and adapted to the new reality despite the amputation. This adaptation of the brain is known as brain plasticity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neural plasticity, also known as neuroplasticity or brain plasticity, can be defined as the ability of the nervous system to change its activity in response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, functions, or connections.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two main types of neuroplasticity: Functional plasticity is the brain’s ability to move functions from a damaged area of the brain to other undamaged areas. Structural plasticity is the brain’s ability to actually change its physical structure as a result of learning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neuroplasticity refers to the lifelong capacity of the brain to change and rewire itself in response to the stimulation of learning and experience. Neurogenesis is the ability to create new neurons and connections between neurons throughout a lifetime.

Detailed explanation-5: -Neuroplasticity, also known as neural plasticity or brain plasticity, is a process that involves adaptive structural and functional changes to the brain.

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