For his dissertation,Kip is studying an agent that eliminates extinction by blocking ___ receptors.
A)glutamate
B)AMPA
C)NMDA
D)PP1

Question

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NMDA receptors are known to play a key role in the process of synaptic plasticity and neuronal cell death. Blocking NMDA receptors can prevent the excitotoxicity that leads to neuronal cell death and therefore has the potential to prevent or reduce the effects of extinction. Glutamate and AMPA receptors are also involved in synaptic plasticity, but are not specifically related to extinction and blocking PP1 (a protein phosphatase) is not directly related to neuron activity or excitotoxicity.

For His Dissertation,Kip Is Studying an Agent That Eliminates Extinction