Professor Leclair Is Giving a Lecture on Autoreceptors

question 91

Multiple Choice

 Professor Leclair is giving a lecture on autoreceptors. She tells the class that _____.

• A) the activity of autoreceptors results in GABA being released into the synapse
• B) autoreceptors increase the amount of calcium that enters the axon terminal
• C) activated autoreceptors decrease neurotransmitter release
• D) the activity of autoreceptors results in glutamate being released into the synapse

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Expected Value

The weighted average of all possible values of a random variable, with the weights being the probabilities of each outcome.

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