Producing long-term potentiation of cells in the mammalian nervous system requires ____.
A. a burst of many stimuli within a few seconds
B. many stimuli spaced at exactly equal intervals over a period of minutes
C. minutes of uninterrupted inhibitory stimulation
D. a simultaneous pairing of an excitatory stimulus and an inhibitory stimulus
Answer: A
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A. continuous B. fixed interval C. variable ratio D. fixed ratio
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a. four b. six c. eight d. ten
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