Children who suffer from a traumatic brain injury tend to recover better than adults who have the same sort of injury because
a. children's brains are not yet as specialized as adult brains.
b. children's brains are more specialized than adult brains.
c. synaptogenesis is complete in children.
d. synaptic pruning is complete in children.
A
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