While Observing Brain Activity, Dr

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Multiple Choice

While observing brain activity, Dr. Smith proclaims, "This brain is definitely experiencing a downsizing in the number of connections between neurons." This indicates that the brain Dr. Smith is studying is undergoing

• A)synaptic pruning.
• B)motion parallax.
• C)cephalocaudal development.
• D)dendritic expansion.

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