Hebb and homeostasis in neuronal plasticity

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 358-364

  Turrigiano, Gina G ^a   Nelson, Sacha B ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOSTASIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0034131101     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(00)00091-X     Document Type: Review

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