In Sensitization in Aplysia, What Processes Account for the Stronger

question 109

Multiple Choice

 In sensitization in Aplysia, what processes account for the stronger than normal responses of gill motor neurons?

• A) extended action potentials in siphon sensory neurons, which result in the release of greater than normal amounts of neurotransmitter at synapses with gill motor neurons.
• B) extended action potentials in siphon sensory neurons, which result in the release of less than normal amounts of neurotransmitter at synapses with gill motor neurons.
• C) shortened action potentials in siphon sensory neurons, which result in the release of greater than normal amounts of neurotransmitter at synapses with gill motor neurons
• D) shortened action potentials in siphon sensory neurons, which result in the release of less than normal amounts of neurotransmitter at synapses with gill motor neurons.

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