Synapses and neuronal connections undergo a period of increasing formation, followed by a period of synaptic elimination through synaptic pruning. Image shows stained neurons from the same area of the brain through embryogenesis and the first 6 years of life (species is unspecified). Credit: B. Cornell, Synaptic formation. BioNinja (2016) http://ib.bioninja.com.au/options/option-a-neurobiology-and/a1-neural-development/synaptic-formation.html (accessed 1 March 2019)
Read more: N. R. Gough, Neuron and Glia Remodeling Contribute to Male Behavior. BioSerendipity (2 March 2019)
https://www.bioserendipity.com/neuron-and-glia-remodeling-contribute-to-male-behavior/.