The cells that act as "teachers" selecting the connections to be modified in the cerebellum due to eyeblink conditioning are which of the following?
A)the climbing fibers
B)the mossy fibers
C)the cells of the red nucleus
D)the cells of the hippocampus

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Climbing fibers in the cerebellum are known to be responsible for instructing Purkinje cells on which connections to modify during eyeblink conditioning. Mossy fibers and cells of the red nucleus are also involved in this process but do not act as the "teachers" in selecting which connections to modify. The cells in the hippocampus are not directly involved in the cerebellar circuitry responsible for eyeblink conditioning.

The Cells That Act as "Teachers" Selecting the Connections to Be