Which of the following is true of the last stage of circuit pruning?
A. Growth cones guide neurons to their final destination.
B. The Robo1 gene influences the direction in which axons grow.
C. The plasticity of neural connections begins to decrease.
D. The plasticity of neural connections begins to increase.
Answer: C
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