The impact myelination has on an adolescent's brain is to ______.
A) cause the burst in synaptogenesis
B) cause the synaptic pruning that makes brain functioning more efficient
C) trigger the end of puberty and beginning of adulthood
D) increase the brain's white matter

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Myelination increases the brain's white matter, which helps facilitate faster and more efficient communication among neurons. This enhances cognitive processing speed, attention, decision-making, and other higher-order cognitive functions.

The Impact Myelination Has on an Adolescent's Brain Is to ______