Process Of Brain Connection "Streamlining" Occurs Earlier In Females Than In Males

Brain Connections May Explain Why Girls Mature Faster.  Science Daily.  December 19, 2013.

(1)  The research study found that while overall brain connections get __________, long-distance connections are _____________.

(2)  Why does brain function not deteriorate as connections are pruned?

(3)  The researchers found that connections between distant brain regions, between hemisphers, and between processing modules _____________________________.

(4)  Loss of brain connectivity during development can improve brain function by reorganizing the network _____________.