Given a Situation Where the Release of Acetylcholine by the Cholinergic

question 80

Multiple Choice

Given a situation where the release of acetylcholine by the cholinergic neurons was blocked, what would be the outcome when trying to learn a new task?

• A)the brain would change, and one should expect to be successful in learning the new task"
• B)the brain would change, but success in learning the new task would be impaired"
• C)the brain would not change, and success in learning the new task would be impaired"
• D)the brain would not change, but with sufficient practice, one could still learn the new task"

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