Which of the following is true of synaptogenesis?

A) It refers to the separation of connections between neurons.
B) Once it begins shortly after birth, it continues at a steady and constant pace.
C) It results in decreases in brain size of four times by age four.
D) Each period of synaptogenesis is followed by a period of pruning.


D

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