English Language · Reading Comprehension
According to the passage, what is the primary biological mechanism responsible for the permanent loss of a memory?
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- 1The interference caused by meeting new people with similar names to those already in storage.
- 2The physical decay of synapses due to a lack of activation, allowing those neural pathways to be repurposed.✓
- 3The 'shredding' of information that occurs naturally as a child's brain grows and develops.
- 4The intentional 'recruitment' of neurons by the brain to prioritize new information over old information.
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The physical decay of synapses due to a lack of activation, allowing those neural pathways to be repurposed.
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