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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a. O1 b. V1 c. posterior parietal cortex d. inferior temporal cortex

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