Professor McDougle tells her class that a Hebbian synapse is one that can ____.

A. decrease its effectiveness as a result of simultaneous activity in the dendrites and the soma
B. increase its effectiveness as a result of simultaneous activity in the dendrites and the soma
C. increase its effectiveness as a result of simultaneous activity in the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons
D. decrease its effectiveness as a result of simultaneous activity in the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons


Answer: D

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