According to the text, neurons in a newborn's brain have on average about __________ synapses. By age 2 or 3, the number is about __________ synapses.
A) 100,000; one million
B) one million, 100 billion
C) 2,500; 15,000
D) 15,000; 2,500

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Newborns have about 2,500 synapses per neuron, and by age 2 or 3, this number increases to approximately 15,000 synapses per neuron.

According to the Text, Neurons in a Newborn's Brain Have