Nora has had hearing defects since she was a child. She is now 43 and a new procedure to regenerate hair cells in the auditory canal has helped her to have those hearing defects corrected. What most likely occurred in Nora's brain as a result?
A)Not much; she was too old to have much brain plasticity.
B)Areas of her brain involved in sound perception changed noticeably.
C)Auditory signals were rerouted to the better functioning visual cortex.
D)Broca's area had trouble interpreting all the new sounds.

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Researchers have found that plasticity is still present in late-middle-aged adults. In this scenario, changes do occur in all the areas of the brain involved in sound perception.

Nora Has Had Hearing Defects Since She Was a Child