A Long-Lasting Increase in Synaptic Strength That Is Associated with New

question 460

Multiple Choice

A long-lasting increase in synaptic strength that is associated with new memories or learning a new skill is:

• A) called the semantic network.
• B) always localized in the cerebellum.
• C) called a schema.
• D) termed long-term potentiation.

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