Comparing the brains of children classified as superior, high, and average intelligence, one explanation given for the thinner cortices at age 7, steep increase in thickness by ages 11 to 13, and gradual decline in cortical thickness after age 13 for children with superior intelligence is that these children had __________.
A. more plastic brains
B. brains that developed less efficiently
C. a shorter pruning period
D. a shorter period for shaping neural networks
Answer: A
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