During early childhood, the number of neurons ___________:

a. increases, as children are stimulated in school.
b. increases, as children become more verbal.
c. decreases, due to synaptic pruning
d. decreases, due to overall brain mass decreasing.

C. Neurons that are not used prune, and therefore the number of neurons drops at this age, as it did in toddlerhood.

Psychology

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