More neurons are born than necessary, and synaptic pruning is the process by which neurons that have not made as many functional synaptic connections with other neurons are preferentially degraded.
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Synaptic pruning in the mediodorsal thalamus
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More neurons are born than necessary, and synaptic pruning is the process by which neurons that have not made as many functional synaptic connections with other neurons are preferentially degraded.