As a researcher looking at axons and dendrites in the developing brain, I would likely see ______ synaptic connections at 14 months of age than at 9 months of age.
O fewer (due to the cell death associated with the disappearance of synapses)
O fewer (due to synaptic pruning)
O more (due to the rapid neural growth)
O more (due to the dendrites quickly sprouting new limbs)