Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a result of long-term potentiation?
A) The set of receptors on the postsynaptic membrane change, resulting in a stable increase in the size of the postsynaptic potentials at the synapse.
B) The set of receptors on the presynaptic membrane change, resulting in a decrease in the size of the postsynaptic potentials at the synapse.
C) As a result of summation, new synapses form on neurons most involved in storing a memory.
D) The number of types and the relative amounts of neurotransmitters greatly increase at a synapse involved in memory formation.
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