Question

"Stimulation in Hillary's brain resulted in a massive overabundance of synapses, many of which served identical functions. Neurons that were seldom stimulated lost their synapses in a process called __________.

a. myelination
b. synaptic pruning
c. neuroimaging
d. neurotransmission"

Answer 1

The correct answer will be option-B.

Step-by-step explanation:

A synapse is a junction or point of contact between two neuron cells in the human body.

In conditions when the synapses are overproduced in the brain during development is followed by the reduction of this synapse. This process of the gradual reduction of the overproduced synapse is known as the synapse pruning.

The synaptic pruning is highly dependent on the area of the brain in which synapses are present, experience and learning like the synaptic pruning is observed in the 4th to 6th year of life in the area which is involved in the auditory and visual perception.

Thus, Option-B is the correct answer.