Author Question: If some of the axons innervating a given cell are destroyed or if they become inactive, what ... (Read 52 times)

ashley · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

If some of the axons innervating a given cell are destroyed or if they become inactive, what compensatory process takes place in the remaining presynaptic cells?

a. activation of previously silent synapses
b. removal of toxins
c. denervation supersensitivity
d. collateral sprouting

Question 2

In searching for the engram, Karl Lashley found that removal of larger areas of cortex resulted in the greatest impairment of memory.

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false