A study was completed to determine whether early alterations in glutamate signaling, via daily injections of the glutamate agonist, domoic acid (DOM), during a critical period of CNS development, would result in temporal memory deficits (Robbins, et. al, 2013). Analyses revealed that DOM-treated females demonstrated temporal memory dysfunction, as evidenced in a significantly lower proportion of total exploratory behaviour directed toward the remote objects. This work demonstrated that glutamate is important in
A) depression.
B) muscle movement.
C) reward.
D) memory.

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The study demonstrated that daily injections of the glutamate agonist, domoic acid, during a critical period of CNS development resulted in temporal memory deficits. This suggests that glutamate is important in memory. Therefore, choice D is the correct answer.

A Study Was Completed to Determine Whether Early Alterations in Glutamate