Lacking any exposure to language before adolescence, a person will never master any language due to the ________ of unemployed neural connections.

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The process of pruning involves the elimination of unused or unnecessary neural connections in the brain, allowing for the strengthening of important connections. Without exposure to language before adolescence, the neural connections related to language acquisition would not be used, leading to pruning and preventing the mastery of any language.

Lacking Any Exposure to Language Before Adolescence, a Person Will