Johanna's mother was 15 when Johanna was born. Her mother was unmarried and had little
family support. Johanna's mother had little knowledge about the nutritional needs of neonates.
At 1 year Johanna and her mother were visited by a social worker. The social worker noticed
Johanna's developmental delays. In addition to economic support, the social worker enrolled
Johanna's mother into a child care education program. Johanna is now receiving proper
nutrition. If this continues Johanna will mostlikely overcome her developmental delays. The
ability for the brain to react to enrichment from the environment is called
a. pruning.
b. plasticity.
c. midbrain response.
d. synapse response.
b. plasticity.
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