Learning a new language during adulthood alters activity in the brain's language processing locations by
A) altering synaptic effectiveness in these locations.
B) increasing the rate of mitosis in these locations.
C) inhibiting synapses that work in the previously learned language.
D) causing established neurons to produce different neurotransmitter molecules.
E) forming electrical synapses between cells.

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Learning a new language during adulthood involves creating new connections between neurons and altering the strength of existing connections. This is accomplished through synaptic plasticity, which is the ability of synapses to change in their effectiveness. Therefore, the activity in the brain's language processing locations is altered by changing synaptic effectiveness in these locations.

Learning a New Language During Adulthood Alters Activity in the Brain's