Long-Term Potentiation

question 281

Multiple Choice

Long-term potentiation

• A)is to increased responsiveness to mild stimuli following a strong or noxious stimulus
• B)is an increase in strength of existing synaptic connections in pathways involved in initial storage of declarative information following brief periods of stimulation
• C)involves a retrograde chemical messenger from the postsynaptic neuron influencing the presynaptic neuron
• D)exhibits characteristics a and b
• E)exhibits characteristics b and c

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