Synaptic pruning is a crucial neurodevelopmental process through which the brain refines its neural circuitry by systematically eliminating excess or weak synaptic connections. During early childhood ...

A human infant is born with roughly twice as many synapses as it will eventually need. Over the first few years of life, the brain aggressively trims the weakest connections, keeping only those that ...

It’s not so easy being an adolescent these days. We become aware of the world around us, are flooded with input through digital media about our extended global family, and learn about the world’s ...