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Repeated stimulation of the siphon results in Nabitulization. Which synaptic change occurs during this process and at which synapse?

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During the process of habituation in the sea slug Aplysia, there is a decrease in neurotransmitter release at the synapse between the sensory and motor neurons involved in the withdrawal of the siphon tube.

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Repeated stimulation of the siphon in the sea slug Aplysia results in a process called habituation, not nabitulization as mentioned in the question. During this process, there is a decrease in the neurotransmitter release at the synapse between the sensory and motor neurons involved in the withdrawal of the siphon tube. This decrease in synaptic transmission is due to a reduction in the number of synaptic vesicles released by the presynaptic neuron.

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