In recent studies of children with fragile X syndrome, the reason for the disorder seems to be
A) lack of synaptic pruning.
B) too much synaptic pruning.
C) exposure to an overly stimulating environment.
D) problems in the visual-motor cortex.
A) lack of synaptic pruning. In this syndrome, a defective gene suppresses the normal production of a protein that is important for synaptic pruning.
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