The strengthening of a synapse due to the simultaneous release of neurotransmitter from a presynaptic cell and the response of a postsynaptic cell is called the ______.

A. Benn rule
B. Hebb rule
C. NMDA rule
D. áCaMKII rule


Answer: B

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