The Loss of Weak Nerve Cell Connections in the Brain

question 205

Multiple Choice

The loss of weak nerve cell connections in the brain is known as ____________.

• A) synaptogenesis
• B) neuronal loss
• C) conservation
• D) synaptic pruning

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