A Researcher Is Interested in Determining Whether Mice Can Remember

question 34

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in determining whether mice can remember the location of a piece of cheese in a maze.Which of the following results best supports the hypothesis that mice can remember the location of the cheese?

• A)an increase in the number of synapses between neurons in the hippocampus
• B)an increase in the number of synapses between neurons in the hypothalamus
• C)a decrease in the number of synapses between neurons in the hypothalamus
• D)a decrease in the number of synapses between neurons in the hippocampus

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