According to the selection from The Future of the Mind, how does scientific evidence support the idea that “practice makes perfe
ct”? A. Practicing tasks adds new cells to a person's brain.
B. Practicing a skill for ten thousand hours will make anyone a world-class expert.
C. Practicing new skills throughout one's life is necessary to prevent the brain from shrinking in size.
D. Practicing a task makes it easier because repetition strengthens the connections between neurons in the brain.
According to the selection from <em>The Future of the Mind</em>, the way that scientific evidence supports the idea that “practice makes perfect” is <u>D. Practicing</u> a task makes it easier because repetition strengthens the connections between neurons in the brain.
<h3>What are brain neurons?</h3>
The brain neurons are the nerve cells that:
Receive sensory input from the external world.
Send motor commands to our muscles.
Transform and relay the electrical signals.
Neurons remain the structural and functional units of the nervous system that form nerves.
Thus, the connection between neurons and "practice makes perfect" implies that the practitioner becomes very good at the activity that they repeatedly practice correctly.
