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Approximately 6,000 Languages in the World Are in Danger of Having

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Approximately 6,000 languages in the world are in danger of having no living speakers. What is the primary cause of this linguistic extinction that is occurring all over the world?


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Newborn's Brain

Refers to the brain of a newborn child, characterized by rapid development and high plasticity during the first few years of life.

Synapses

The junctions between neurons through which they communicate with each other using chemical or electrical signals.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons or muscles.

Dendrites

The branched projections of a neuron that receive electrochemical signals from other neural cells and transmit these signals toward the cell body.

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