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11 years ago
Briefly explain synaptic pruning.
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11 years ago
In synaptic pruning, unused neural connections are destroyed; the actual neurons are returned to an uncommitted state for later use rather than being destroyed.
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11 years ago
The synaptic pruning that helps sculpt the adolescent brain into its adult form continues to weed out weak neural connections throughout our 20s. The surprise finding could have implications for our understanding of schizophrenia, a psychological disorder which often appears in early adulthood
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