Question

angelo, age 67, was sitting on the couch with a big smile on his face. “what’s up with you?” his wife asked. “i can feel my neurons growing,” angelo replied contentedly. although he’s surely mistaken about his experience, if new neurons were developing in angelo’s older brain, where would they most likely be found?
○ occipital lobe
○ hippocampus
○ hypothalamus
○ basal ganglia

Explanation:

New neuron development (neurogenesis) in the adult brain is most associated with the hippocampus, which is involved in memory and learning. The occipital lobe processes vision, the hypothalamus regulates bodily functions, and the basal ganglia is for movement control—none are primary sites for adult neurogenesis like the hippocampus.

Answer:

B. hippocampus