Which of the following statements is TRUE about the pace of myelination in the brain?
A)Myelination for visual pathways occurs early in prenatal development and is completed at birth.
B)Myelination for auditory pathways is completed by the end of the second year of life.
C)The frontal lobes are fully mature in the newborn.
D)The prefrontal region of the frontal lobe has the most prolonged development of any brain region.

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The prefrontal region of the frontal lobe has the most prolonged development of any brain region, continuing into early adulthood. Myelination of visual and auditory pathways do occur early in prenatal development and the first two years of life, respectively, but they are not completed at birth or by the end of the second year of life. The frontal lobes are not fully mature in the newborn.

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