Children with Very High IQs Tend to Experience an Initial

question 45

Multiple Choice

Children with very high IQs tend to experience an initial acceleration of growth in gray matter followed by ______ by early adolescence.

• A)a rapid loss of neurons
• B)a rapid gain of neurons
• C)a rapid loss of synapses
• D)a rapid gain of synapses

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