Increased numerical density of synapses in CA3 region of hippocampus and molecular layer of motor cortex after self-stimulation rewarding experience

Neuroscience

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 799-803

  Shankaranarayana Rao, B S ^a   Raju, T R ^a   Meti, B L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Motor cortex; Self stimulation; Synaptic density; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DENDRITIC SPINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SELF STIMULATION; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0032907796     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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