What is meant by pruning?

For a child to realize their developmental milestones, they need to prune away fifty percent of the neurons within their brain. Synaptic pruning is the brain’s way of removing unnecessary connections that are not required, which strengthens the necessary ones to mature and lock in a new developmental skill.  Once pruned away, these neurons are gone forever, never to return. Developmental delays occur when there is incomplete or slowed pruning of the neurons of the brain.  nnThe brain learns to speak, socialize, and process sensory inputs by pruning away neurons. The Nemechek Protocol® resolves developmental delays by allowing the microglia to begin to prune away the excessive neurons finally, and this leads to developmental gains.  nnIn some cases, I may add in Transcutaneous VNS because the VNS assists all developmental areas to recover through its combined effect on suppressing the harmful effects of inflammation on neuronal pruning and repair and its ability to expand neural networks.