Multiple Choice
"Pruning" refers to:
A) a loss of dendrites and synaptic connections that occurs as we age.
B) a loss of dendrites and synaptic connections that occurs in certain degenerative diseases.
C) the death of neurons that results when synaptic connections are lost.
D) a loss of unused synaptic connections that results in a more efficient neural network.
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