The major advantage of chemical stimulation using glutamate infusion is that
A) it activates cell bodies but not axons.
B) it only activates neurons in the cortex.
C) it is less complicated to achieve than is electrical stimulation.
D) it activates axons, but not cell bodies.
E) dendrites are inactivated by the technique.

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Glutamate infusion specifically activates cell bodies without affecting axons because it mimics the action of neurotransmitters at synaptic sites, primarily targeting the receptors on cell bodies and dendrites rather than the axonal pathways.

The Major Advantage of Chemical Stimulation Using Glutamate Infusion Is