Question

7. How does pruning change an older child’s brain? Why is the process important?

Answer 1

Pruning changes the adult brain by getting rid of unnecessary brain connections. This process is important because it helps the brain weed out detrimental connections, making your thought process and brain capability more efficient.

Answer 2

By synaptic pruning can help your child by removing the dead synapses and neurons in his mind. They call this process as apoptosis. Synaptic pruning can help your child relearn or learn new things. For children with auditory processing disorder, it can help him redevelop his brain minus the damage neural circuits due to the disorder.