Input from the Rhinal Cortex Travels Along

question 115

Multiple Choice

 Input from the rhinal cortex travels along

• A) the perforant pathway to the dentate gyrus.
• B) the fornix to the hypothalamus.
• C) mossy fibers to CA3.
• D) Schaffer collateral pathway to CA1.

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