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tnt_battle

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The elimination of unneeded connections in the brain is called
 
  A) synaptogenesis.
  B) synaptic pruning.
  C) synaptic gapping.
  D) synaptic vesicle.

Question 2

All of the following statements about synaptogenesis are true except that it
 
  A) is most rapid in the first year of life.
  B) is partially dependent on experience.
  C) stops at the end of early childhood.
  D) may generate as many as 10,000 connections for each neuron.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C



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