B Neural is an adjective.
Brain Development After Trauma
From an article on Science Daily.
Scientists from the University of Cambridge and Johns Hopkins University are looking to correct a popular myth about brain function. Many believe that the brain is able to rewire itself after trauma, such as amputation, stroke, or blindness. This belief is repeated across numerous scientific textbooks. However, researchers argue that what happens is not a "rewiring" of the brain at all. Instead, the brain learns to use latent, but already existing, areas to compensate. The distinction may seem arbitrary, but is important to our understanding of the brain. It may also lead to more effective treatments for activating latent areas of the brain.
"The idea that our brain has an amazing ability to rewire and reorganise itself is an appealing one," explains John Krakauer, Director of the Center for the Study of Motor Learning and Brain Repair at Johns Hopkins University. "It gives us hope and fascination, especially when we hear extraordinary stories of blind individuals developing almost superhuman echolocation abilities...or stroke survivors miraculously regaining motor abilities they thought they'd lost. But while these stories may well be true, the explanation of what is happening is, in fact, wrong."
Krakauer and his colleague, Tamar Makin or Cambridge University, looked at 10 studies. Their goal was to better understand brain plasticity. According to them, putting the correct language to brain plasticity and development is vital. It ensures that doctors can set realistic expectations for patients. Rehabilitation practices could also become more effective. The goal is not to discourage or minimize capabilities of the brain. Instead, Krakauer and Makin want to focus on evidence-based understandings of brain plasticity, rather than outdated beliefs parroted in various journals and textbooks.
Makin considered one study regarding amputation and neural processing. Previous studies suggested that, following amputation, the brain reqires to process information around the amputated limb. Makin, however, demonstrates that other areas were already active prior to amputation. These areas show increased activity after amputation. What this means is that the brain is not rewiring. Instead, less active areas increase in activity. Thus, our brain does not change its neural pathways; it amplifies areas that were already in use, but not part of the primary process.
Thus, our brain does not change its neural pathways; it amplifies areas that were already in use, but not part of the primary process.
What does the affix --al indicate about the word neural in the sentence?
Responses
A Neural is a noun.Neural is a noun.
B Neural is an adjective.Neural is an adjective.
C Neural is a verb.Neural is a verb.
D Neural is a participle.Neural is a participle.
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