Neural Pruning Begins Around Age 9 in the _____ Lobes

question 141

Short Answer

Neural pruning begins around age 9 in the _____ lobes of the brain.

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Definitions:

Centrioles

Cylindrical structures found in animal cells that play a crucial role in organizing microtubules during cell division.

Prophase

The first stage of cell division in both mitosis and meiosis, characterized by the condensing of chromatin into visible chromosomes and the beginning of spindle formation.

Metaphase

The stage of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up on the midplane of the cell (metaphase plate). Occurs after prometaphase and before anaphase.

Cytokinesis

The process in cell division during which the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell is divided to form two daughter cells.