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Cell proliferation in the developing nervous system begins in which area?
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Which progenitor cells help to guide developing neurons to the cortical plate?
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B. Intermediate progenitor cells
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D. Short neural precursors
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The overproduction of axonal projections is balanced by what process that eliminates some of these projections?
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Adult neurogenesis differs from that in the developmental period by which of the following?
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A. It occurs only in the cortical plate of the mature brain
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B. It occurs only in neurogenic niches in the mature brain
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C. It occurs faster in the mature brain than the immature brain
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D. It occurs more easily than gliogenesis in the mature brain
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Long-term potentiation is associated with which mechanism?
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A. Decreased calcium permeability
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B. Enlargement of dendritic spines
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C. Decreased protein synthesis
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D. Diminished actin polymerization
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Angiogenesis involves the creation of new blood vessels in the mature brain.
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D. enhanced actin polymerization
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Dying back of the proximal segment of the axon is known as:
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A. Anterograde degeneration
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