The loss of weak nerve cell connections in the brain is known as ____________

A) synaptogenesis
B) neuronal loss
C) conservation
D) synaptic pruning


Answer: D
Rationale: Synaptic pruning, the loss of weak nerve cell connections, accelerates during brain development through infancy and childhood.

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