Synaptic pruning involves
A) trimming of glial cells.
B) loss of unused synapses.
C) growth of the myelin sheath.
D) loss of glial cells.
B) loss of unused synapses. Synaptic pruning is the process in which unused synapses are lost.
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a) underestimation. b) personal fable. c) self-serving bias. d) imaginary audience.