The attention span of the average fourth-grader is much longer than that of the average first grader. Which of the following biological changes is primarily responsible for this?
A) Increased growth of the corpus callosum
B) Continued myelination of the optic neurons and their connections to the occipital lobe
C) Continued myelination of the frontal lobes and reticular formation and the nerves that link the two
D) Rapid growth of the reticular formation
C
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