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Which protein is responsible for the weakening of neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?
Which protein is responsible for the weakening of neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?
- Protein Z
- Protein Arc (correct)
- Protein Y
- Protein X
What did the researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT demonstrate in their study?
What did the researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT demonstrate in their study?
- How the brain can change direction like a school of fish
- How neurons compensate when some connections strengthen
- How synapses strengthen and weaken in neurons (correct)
- How synapses forge new connections with other neurons
According to Mriganka Sur, what is the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?
According to Mriganka Sur, what is the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?
- They have no relationship
- They always have complex rules
- They always have simple rules (correct)
- They have a complex relationship
Which technique did the researchers use to activate plasticity in the visual cortex of mice?
Which technique did the researchers use to activate plasticity in the visual cortex of mice?
What is the name of the technique used to genetically engineer the neurons in the mouse's visual cortex?
What is the name of the technique used to genetically engineer the neurons in the mouse's visual cortex?
What did the researchers observe when they reopened the previously closed eye of the mouse?
What did the researchers observe when they reopened the previously closed eye of the mouse?
What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity?
What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity?
According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?
According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?
According to the study, how does the strengthening of synapses affect Arc?
According to the study, how does the strengthening of synapses affect Arc?
What is the role of Arc in neuronal circuits, according to the study?
What is the role of Arc in neuronal circuits, according to the study?
What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?
What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?
Which term best describes the flexibility of our brains?
Which term best describes the flexibility of our brains?
What happens to immediately neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?
What happens to immediately neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?
How does Mriganka Sur describe the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?
How does Mriganka Sur describe the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?
According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?
According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?
What does the study suggest about learning and memory at the individual neuron level?
What does the study suggest about learning and memory at the individual neuron level?
What did Ania Majewska, associate professor of neuroscience, say about the study's impact?
What did Ania Majewska, associate professor of neuroscience, say about the study's impact?
What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?
What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?
What is the technique used by the researchers to change a neuron's receptive field in the visual cortex of mice?
What is the technique used by the researchers to change a neuron's receptive field in the visual cortex of mice?
What did the researchers observe when they induced plasticity in the visual cortex of mice by changing a neuron's receptive field?
What did the researchers observe when they induced plasticity in the visual cortex of mice by changing a neuron's receptive field?
What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity, according to the study?
What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity, according to the study?
What did the researchers do to confirm their findings about the structural differences seen under the two-photon microscope?
What did the researchers do to confirm their findings about the structural differences seen under the two-photon microscope?
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