Four-year-old Marta has suffered brain damage in the area responsible for speech production.Due to her age,Marta
A) is not likely to regain the ability to talk,due to the fragile nature of her young brain.
B) will have difficulty understanding speech,despite her ability to talk.
C) will have auditory impairment as well as speech impairment because both functions involve the same neuronal pathways.
D) should be able to recover her speech ability because neurons in other areas of the cortex are likely to take over speech functions.
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