Synaptic Density in the Primary Visual Cortex of Infants

question 68

Multiple Choice

Synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of infants

• A) is maximal by the seventh or eighth postnatal month, and then it declines.
• B) almost reaches adult levels by the seventh or eighth year.
• C) follows the same course of development as the myelination of the prefrontal cortex.
• D) both A and C
• E) both B and C

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