Why Is It That All Neurons in a Healthy Adult

question 22

Multiple Choice

Why is it that all neurons in a healthy adult brain have made appropriate connections?

• A) Chemical messages from our muscles tell our brain how many neurons to form and that number perfectly matches the connections required.
• B) If an axon does not make the appropriate connections by a certain age, it dies.
• C) We are born with all connections formed.
• D) Connections form rapidly, but we learn to use whatever connections have formed.

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