The prefrontal cortex
A) reaches an adult level of synaptic connections during the first two months of life.
B) undergoes especially rapid pruning of synapses during the preschool and school years.
C) is responsible for body movement over the first year of life.
D) fully develops before any of the other cortical regions.
Answer: B
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