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

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Pruning refers to the process by which the brain eliminates or "prunes" weaker or unused neural pathways to make the brain more efficient. This process occurs naturally in early childhood development as the brain eliminates unnecessary connections and strengthens others through repeated use.

When Babies Engage in Physical Activity or Use Language, Some