1. Which of the following age groups would have the greatest amount of neural plasticity?

A. 1-10 years
B. 11-20 years
C. 21-30 years
D. 60-70 years

2. Neural plasticity would be least important for which of the following?

A. recovering mental functions lost due to brain damage
B. learning a new fact about biology
C. forming a memory of what you did last night
D. Neural plasticity would be equally important for all the above.

3. About what percentage of left-handers have the main language areas (Broca's and Wernicke's) at least partially located in the right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex?

A. 30%
B. 50%
C. 70%

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