A researcher is interested in determining whether mice can remember the location of a piece of cheese in a maze.Which of the following results best supports the hypothesis that mice can remember the location of the cheese?
A)an increase in the number of synapses between neurons in the hippocampus
B)an increase in the number of synapses between neurons in the hypothalamus
C)a decrease in the number of synapses between neurons in the hypothalamus
D)a decrease in the number of synapses between neurons in the hippocampus

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The hippocampus is a brain region known to be involved in spatial learning and memory, including the memory of the location of objects in a maze. An increase in the number of synapses between neurons in the hippocampus would suggest that the mice were forming new memories, which would support the hypothesis that they could remember the location of the cheese. The other choices do not specifically relate to memory or spatial learning and therefore do not support the hypothesis as strongly.

A Researcher Is Interested in Determining Whether Mice Can Remember