What Is Pruning Related to the Brain?

What Is Pruning Related to the Brain? (0:55)

Pruning means getting rid of unused synapses in the brain. Find out why pruning is important in this video with Healthmaker Frances Jensen, MD, neurology department chair at the University of Pennsylvania.

Frances Jensen, MD, FACP

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About Frances Jensen, MD, FACP

Frances Jensen is a well-known neurologist, known for developing new-age specific therapies for epilepsy. Her research – which spans over 20 years – targets epilepsy that affects the infant and early childhood brain. In addition to her accomplished research, Dr. Jensen presides as Chair of the Neurology department, Perelman School of Medicine, at the University of Pennsylvania.

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