english: And what seems to be going on is that, in the brain, those neural connections that are important, those synaptic connections that are important, are linked and strengthened, while those that are less important tend to fade away and be less important.
non_english: Wat lijkt te gebeuren,  is dat in de hersenen belangrijke neurale verbindingen, belangrijke synaptische verbindingen, gekoppeld en versterkt worden, terwijl minder belangrijke de neiging hebben af te zwakken  en minder belangrijk worden.