Intense electrical stimulation of axons within the hippocampal formation results in

a. long-term potentiation of postsynaptic neurons.
b. axoaxonic inhibition of presynaptic neurons.
c. recurrent inhibition of the stimulated axons.
d. long-term potentiation of presynaptic neurons.
e. conditioned taste aversion.


Answer: a. long-term potentiation of postsynaptic neurons.

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