Dupret and colleagues (2007), studying rats in a water maze test that makes use of a hidden platform, have found that spatial learning depends on
A) the production of new neurons in the hippocampus.
B) the selective death of some new neurons in the hippocampus.
C) the selective survival of new neurons in the hippocampus.
D) all of the above.

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Dupret and colleagues (2007) found that spatial learning in rats using a water maze test involves not just the production of new neurons in the hippocampus, but also the selective death and survival of these neurons. This comprehensive process supports the idea that learning is associated with both the generation of new neural cells and the selective pruning of these cells to optimize brain function.

Dupret and Colleagues (2007), Studying Rats in a Water Maze