Which of the following statements about the role of neurons in long-term memory is TRUE?
A)Research with Aplysia has demonstrated that the formation of a new memory is accompanied by distinct functional, but not structural, changes in the neurons.
B)Research has shown that rats, chicks, and rabbits show changes in neurons in response to learning that are similar to the changes that have been shown to occur in Aplysia.
C)Research with Aplysia has demonstrated that the formation of a new memory is accompanied by distinct structural, but not functional, changes in the neurons.
D)Psychologist Karl Lashley first suggested the idea of long-term potentiation in the 1920s, but as yet, there is still no direct evidence that this process takes place when a new memory is formed.

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Research with various species, including rats, chicks, and rabbits, has shown that neurons undergo structural and functional changes in response to learning and the formation of long-term memories. While research with Aplysia has also demonstrated these changes, it is not true that only functional changes occur or that this has been exclusively shown with Aplysia. Option D is incorrect because there is in fact evidence for long-term potentiation in memory formation.

Which of the Following Statements About the Role of Neurons