According to the text, physical exercise in late adulthood encourages the birth of new neurons in areas responsible for learning and memory. In other words, exercise facilitates _____ in the _____.
A)neurogenesis; amygdala
B)neurogenesis; hippocampus
C)synaptogenesis; amygdala
D)synaptogenesis; hippocampus

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The text states that physical exercise in late adulthood encourages neurogenesis (the birth of new neurons) in areas responsible for learning and memory. The hippocampus is a brain region that plays a crucial role in learning and memory, as well as in neurogenesis. Therefore, the best answer is B. The amygdala is not as strongly implicated in those processes and synaptogenesis (the formation of new synapses between neurons) was not mentioned in the text as being facilitated by exercise.

According to the Text, Physical Exercise in Late Adulthood Encourages