Briefly Explain the Process of "Synaptic Pruning

question 111

Essay

Briefly explain the process of "synaptic pruning."

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Definitions:

DDT

Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, a synthetic organic compound once widely used as an insecticide, now known to be an environmental pollutant.

Herbivores

Organisms that primarily eat plants, including leaves, flowers, stems, and sometimes roots, for their nutrition.

Autotrophs

Organisms capable of producing their own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy, without consuming organic substances from other organisms.

Heterotrophs

Organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and rely on other organisms — both plants and animals — for nutrition.