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Brain Maturation in Teens
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The pruning process is shown in this clip that was constructed from MRI scans of healthy children and teens. The time-lapse movie compresses 15 years of brain development (ages 5-20) into just a few seconds. Red indicates more gray matter, blue less gray matter. The changes in color from yellow/red to blue show the pruning process.
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