____________ Reduces the Oversupply of Neural Connections in the Brain

question 60

Multiple Choice

____________ reduces the oversupply of neural connections in the brain as part of the experience-expectant process of development.

• A) Hormonal activity
• B) Synaptic pruning
• C) Experience
• D) A proper diet

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Definitions:

Psychosurgery

A branch of neurosurgery that involves severing or otherwise disabling areas of the brain to treat a personality disorder, behavior disorder, or other mental illnesses.

Biomedical Intervention

Medical strategies, treatments, or therapies used to treat specific medical conditions.

Drug Therapy

The treatment of disease or disorder through the administration of pharmaceutical drugs, as opposed to surgery, physical therapy, or other methods.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A mental health treatment where seizures are deliberately caused in individuals using electricity to alleviate psychological conditions.