The observation that adolescent brains show thinning in the top region of the cortex is evidence of the neural developmental process called

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Synapse rearrangement, also known as synaptic pruning, is the process during which the adolescent brain eliminates excess synapses, leading to a more efficient synaptic configuration. This is observed as cortical thinning in brain imaging studies.

The Observation That Adolescent Brains Show Thinning in the Top