Electrically Stimulating the Hippocampus Affects Long-Term Potentiation by

question 346

Multiple Choice

Electrically stimulating the hippocampus affects long-term potentiation by

• A)increasing it.
• B)decreasing it.
• C)having little or no effect on young animals.
• D)having little or no effect on older animals.

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