Multiple Choice
Aaron is a healthy, 65-year-old man. Compared with his 24-year-old son Harry, Aaron has much less brain volume. Which of the following is most likely the reason for this difference?
A) Harry has a lower number of synapses than Aaron has.
B) Aaron is experiencing shrinkage of neurons.
C) Harry has reduced tree-like branching in the dendrites of his brain.
D) Aaron has a thicker corpus callosum than Harry has.
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