Long-Term Potentiation

question 30

Multiple Choice

Long-term potentiation

• A) refers to increased responsiveness to mild stimuli following a strong or noxious stimulus
• B) refers to an increase in strength of existing synaptic connections in pathways involved in initial storage of declarative information following brief periods of stimulation
• C) involves a retrograde chemical messenger from the postsynaptic neuron influencing the presynaptic neuron
• D) refers to increased responsiveness to mild stimuli following a strong or noxious stimulus and involves a retrograde chemical messenger from the postsynaptic neuron influencing the presynaptic neuron
• E) refers to an increase in strength of existing synaptic connections in pathways involved in initial storage of declarative information following brief periods of stimulation, and involves a retrograde chemical messenger from the postsynaptic neuron influencing the presynaptic neuron

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Definitions:

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