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The fatty substance wrapped around axons is called
 
  A) myelin.
  B) myocardium.
  C) mycelium.
  D) myosin.

Question 2

The process that makes the operation of the brain more efficient by eliminating unused or unneeded neural connections is called
 
  A) synaptic pruning.
  B) synaptogenesis.
  C) myelination.
  D) neuro-linguistic programming.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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