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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18N.3.SL.TZ0.c
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
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18N.3.SL.TZ0.c

The drawings show the development of an immature neuron in a rat.

Suggest how the plasticity of the brain can benefit humans.

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a. allows brain to change/adjust/make new synapses throughout lifetime/with experience/learning ✔

b. allows regeneration of neurons after brain trauma
OR
allows other area «of the brain» to take over a function after brain trauma ✔ 

c. selective advantage/increases chance of survival ✔

 

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