Kandel's Research on Learning in the Sea Slug, Aplysia, Allowed

question 519

Multiple Choice

Kandel's research on learning in the sea slug, aplysia, allowed him and his colleagues to study

• A)which neurons changed as a result of forgetting
• B)how neurons changed as a result of damage
• C)what cellular messengers triggered learning-induced changes
• D)what cellular messengers triggered behavioural changes

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Communicate

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Language

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Context Effect

The effect on a cognitive process (e.g., perception) of the information surrounding the target object or event. Sometimes called expectation effect because the context is thought to set up certain expectations in the mind of the cognitive processor.

Phonemes

The smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.