The Ability of Rats to Learn Among Different Textures Provides

question 41

Multiple Choice

The ability of rats to learn among different textures provides evidence that

• A) rats and mice tend to use their forepaws just as often as they do their whiskers to learn about their environment.
• B) rats and mice tend to use their forepaws more often than they use their whiskers to learn about their environment.
• C) the whisker-to-brain innervation is highly plastic and adapts to the environmental demands (e.g., different textures).
• D) the whisker-to-brain innervation requires that (nearly) all whiskers be intact in order for the rat to learn and successfully navigate his environment.
• E) the whisker-to-brain innervation is active only when the whiskers are deflected by some solid texture.

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