Author Question: We produce many more synapses than we need, and then retain only those that are used in a use it or ... (Read 15 times)

nelaaney · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

We produce many more synapses than we need, and then retain only those that are used in a use it or lose it fashion. What does this demonstrate?

a. the discontinuous model of development
b. the universal approach to development
c. the dominance of nature over nurture
d. the important role of experience in wiring the brain

Question 2

During what time period does the human brain show rapid growth in gray matter?

a. during the first two trimesters of the pregnancy
b. in the latter months of pregnancy and for the first 18 months of life
c. from birth through middle to late childhood
d. all the way through adolescence and into early adulthood