Regarding nature and nurture, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The present human culture is accelerating the rate at which human DNA is evolving.
b. Modern humans are still genetically quite similar to cave dwellers who lived 30,000 years ago.
c. The brain of a newborn baby has significantly more dendrites and synapses than an adult brain.
d. Early learning environments literally shape the developing brain, through "blooming and pruning" of synapses.
ANSWER: c
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