Research on the Biology of Memory Involving the Visual Cortex

question 136

Multiple Choice

Research on the biology of memory involving the visual cortex of rats reared in stimulating environments and the stimulation of certain synapses in sea snails, such as Aplysia, suggest that

• A)the engram is generalized throughout the entire cortex.
• B)myelination is critical to memory formation in the brain.
• C)electrical circuits in the brain correspond to memory traces.
• D)memories may have neural correlates at specific sites.

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