"Pruning" Refers To

question 268

Multiple Choice

"Pruning" refers to:

• A) the death of neurons that results when synaptic connections are lost.
• B) a loss of dendrites and synaptic connections that occurs as we age.
• C) a loss of dendrites and synaptic connections that occurs in certain degenerative diseases.
• D) a loss of unused synaptic connections that results in a more efficient neural network.

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