The loss of weak nerve cell connections in the brain is known as ____________
A) synaptogenesis
B) neuronal loss
C) conservation
D) synaptic pruning
Answer: D
Rationale: Synaptic pruning, the loss of weak nerve cell connections, accelerates during brain development through infancy and childhood.
Psychology
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