Which of the following statements about the role of neurons in long-term memory is TRUE?
A) Research with Aplysia has demonstrated that the formation of a new memory is accompanied by distinct functional, but not structural, changes in the neurons.
B) Research has shown that rats, chicks, and rabbits show changes in neurons in response to learning that are similar to the changes that have been shown to occur in Aplysia.
C) Research with Aplysia has demonstrated that the formation of a new memory is accompanied by distinct structural, but not functional, changes in the neurons.
D) Psychologist Karl Lashley first suggested the idea of long-term potentiation in the 1920s, but as yet there is no direct evidence that this process takes place when a new memory is formed.

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Research has shown that rats, chicks, and rabbits show changes in neurons in response to learning that are similar to the changes that have been shown to occur in Aplysia. This suggests that the role of neurons in long-term memory formation is not specific to one particular species or type of neuron, but is a general principle that applies to many different organisms and neural systems.

Which of the Following Statements About the Role of Neurons