While observing brain activity, Dr. Ogama proclaims, "This brain is definitely experiencing a downsizing in the number of connections between neurons." This indicates that the brain Dr. Ogama is studying is undergoing
A. synaptic pruning.
B. motion parallax.
C. cephalocaudal development.
D. dendritic expansion.
Answer: A
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