The _____ is an area of the brain with a specialized function. Specifically, that brain area has been found to be uniquely active when people think about other people's thoughts. Developmental research has further revealed that this brain area is _____ in its function in college-aged adults than it is in children.   A. Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex; less specialized   B. Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex; more specialized   C. Right Temporoparietal Junction; less specialized   D. Right Temporoparietal Junction; more specialized

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The _____ is an area of the brain with a specialized function. Specifically, that brain area has been found to be uniquely active when people think about other people's thoughts. Developmental research has further revealed that this brain area is _____ in its function in college-aged adults than it is in children.

  A.

Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex; less specialized

  B.

Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex; more specialized

  C.

Right Temporoparietal Junction; less specialized

  D.

Right Temporoparietal Junction; more specialized

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