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mynx

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Xandra is learning rapidly and storing new memories all the time. For her brain to store these memories, her neurons will have to ____.
 
  a. become myelinated
  b. form new synapses and change the function of existing synapses
  c. send stronger signals to the amygdala and hypothalamus
  d. increase the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine

Question 2

Oliver was in an auto accident and now has difficulty remembering anything new. He can remember everything prior to his accident, but nothing since it. His doctors suspect that his ____ has been damaged.
 
  a. hippocampus
  b. cerebral cortex
  c. thalamus
  d. amygdala


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todom5090

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

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mynx

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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