When Baby Jaleel was born, stimulation in his brain resulted in a massive overabundance of synapses. Neurons that were seldom stimulated began to lose their synapses. This process is known as

A) myelination.
B) synaptic pruning.
C) neuroimaging.
D) neurotransmission.


B

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