Reduced synaptic facilitation between pyramidal neurons in the piriform cortex after odor learning

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 8616-8622

  Saar, Drorit ^a   Grossman, Yoram ^a   Barkai, Edi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Odor learning; Operand conditioning; Paired pulse facilitation; Piriform cortex; Pyramidal neurons; Synaptic enhancement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FACILITATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033216302     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-19-08616.1999     Document Type: Article

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