The results from Polyn et al. (2005) suggest that successful, intentional retrieval of information involves ________.
A) configuring brain activity into a uniquely different state that it was in during encoding
B) configuring brain activity into the same state that it was in during encoding, but only after one night of sleep
C) configuring brain activity into the same state that it was in during encoding, but only if protein synthesis inhibitors were injected in the hippocampus
D) configuring brain activity into the same state that it was in during encoding

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Polyn et al. (2005) found that successful retrieval of information involves reconfiguring brain activity into the same state that it was in during the encoding of that information. This concept is known as "neural reinstatement" and suggests that recall is enhanced when the brain revisits the neural patterns experienced during learning.

The Results from Polyn Et Al