When babies engage in physical activity or use language, some synaptic connections will be strengthened, while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear. A neuroscientist would identify this process as:
A) pruning.
B) myelination.
C) paring.
D) trimming.

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Pruning is the process where the brain eliminates extra synapses, strengthening the necessary connections and removing the unused ones.

When Babies Engage in Physical Activity or Use Language, Some