Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is TRUE of how neurons change in the first years of life?
A) Synaptic connections begin to develop only after birth.
B) Myelination begins prenatally and stops at birth.
C) The synaptic connections that are used become strengthened and survive,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.
D) The human brain actually needs more than twice the neural connections made in the first years of life.
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