Question

When Charlie was three years old, he fell off the slide at the playground and damaged the left hemisphere of his brain. Despite this injury, as Charlie grew older he still retained some of his language abilities because the right hemisphere of his brain took control over the language function. Which of the following mechanisms of brain damage repair is apparent in this example?A. neurogenesisB. collateral sproutingC. substitution of function
D. lobotomy

Answer 1

Answer:C. Substitution of Function

Explanation: Substitution of function is the transformation of formal expressions by Synaptic actions. Substitution of function occurs when a person constantly replace variable, or placeholder, symbols by other expressions. A substitution instance is the expression which was obtained after the substitution of function. Charlie was able to still retain and use his language through the substitution of function that took place in the Brain.