A drug that is an antagonist for the NMDA glutamate receptor blocks
A) both LTP and spatial memory acquisition.
B) neither LTP nor spatial memory acquisition.
C) LTP but not with spatial memory acquisition.
D) spatial memory but not with LTP.

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The NMDA glutamate receptor is known to play a key role in LTP (long-term potentiation), a process underlying synaptic plasticity and memory formation. Blocking this receptor with an antagonist would therefore likely impair both LTP and spatial memory acquisition.

A Drug That Is an Antagonist for the NMDA Glutamate