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proliferation--
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the formation of new neurons
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migration--
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the movement of neurons to their eventual destination in the brain
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differentiation--
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the specialization of the neuron through the formation of the axon and dendrites that give the neuron its specific shape and function.
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myelination--
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the formation of the myelin sheath that insulates the axon
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synaptogenesis--
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the formation of new synapses
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stem cell--
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undifferentiated cells that are the starting point for the formation of more specialized cells.
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neural Darwinism--
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the principle that neurons and synapses form in a relatively random way and that through a process of selection, some survive and other are destroyed by the body
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