In fourth grade,Tate joins the school band and learns to play the trumpet.After a year of practice,the cortical regions in Tate's brain responsible for motor coordination of the hands have increased dramatically.This phenomenon demonstrates that the brain has ____.

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Neural plasticity refers to the brain's ability to change and adapt to new experiences and learning. In this case, Tate's brain has adapted to his trumpet playing by increasing the size of the cortical regions responsible for hand motor coordination.

In Fourth Grade,Tate Joins the School Band and Learns to Play