A Potential Source of the Decline in Cognitive Ability as We

question 68

Multiple Choice

A potential source of the decline in cognitive ability as we age is the reduced activity of ___.

• A)genes involved in long-term potentiation
• B)genes involved in synaptic functioning and plasticity
• C)genes involved in synaptic vesicle functions
• D)All of the above

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