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According to research, increased brainpower is most likely due to ______________ (i.e., unused connections in the brain atrophy and die).

According to research, increased brainpower is most likely due to ______________ (i.e., unused connections in the brain atrophy and die).
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According to research, increased brainpower is most likely due to ______________ (i.e., unused connections in the brain atrophy and die).

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The answer is synaptic pruning. This occurs to get rid of the wasteful neural connections in the brain and make it easier to remember the important connections. This usually starts around the time a person is born and is completed by the time of sexual maturation in humans.
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