Language areas in the cerebral cortex
A) are found exclusively in the left hemisphere.
B) are fully lateralized at birth.
C) develop as children acquire language.
D) are not fully functional until adulthood.

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Language areas in the cerebral cortex develop as children acquire language. While there is a left hemisphere dominance for language in most people, there are also language functions that are processed in the right hemisphere. This lateralization continues to develop throughout childhood and into adulthood.

Language Areas in the Cerebral Cortex