In humans:
A) up to 42 percent of all synapses in the cortex may be pruned.
B) synapses that are seldom used become strengthened.
C) synaptogenesis begins at birth.
D) the number of synapses is relatively constant from birth until age 8.

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During development, the human brain undergoes synaptic pruning, where up to 42 percent of all synapses in the cortex may be pruned to increase the efficiency of neuronal transmissions.

In Humans