What Best Describes How Specific Neurons in the Olfactory Cortex

question 37

Multiple Choice

What best describes how specific neurons in the olfactory cortex become specific to certain odorants?

• A) pruning during development of the olfactory cortex determines which stimuli certain neurons respond to
• B) there is no specificity of olfactory neurons to certain stimuli
• C) the olfactory cortex contains topographically mapped neurons for specific odorants
• D) Hebbian LTP creates cell assemblies that wire together for certain stimuli

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