Support for the Hypothesis That Long-Term Potentiation Is the Mechanism

question 9

Multiple Choice

Support for the hypothesis that long-term potentiation is the mechanism of memory came from the discovery that

• A) LTP can be induced by levels of stimulation that mimic normal neural activity.
• B) LTP effects are prominent in neural structures that have been implicated in memory.
• C) behavioral conditioning can produce LTP-like effects.
• D) the induction of maximal LTP in the hippocampus blocks learning of the Morris-water-maze task.
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Backward Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which the unconditioned stimulus is presented before the conditioned stimulus, making it less effective or ineffective.

Classical Conditioning

A learning strategy where two stimuli are recurrently associated; initially, the second stimulus elicits a response, but eventually, the first stimulus elicits the response by itself.

Positive Words

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