Does spike timing-dependent synaptic plasticity underlie memory formation?

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1070-1076

  Letzkus, Johannes J ^a   Kampa, Björn M ^a,b   Stuart, Greg J ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Back propagating action potential; Dendrite; Learning; Memory; N methyl D aspartate (NMDA) receptor; Spike timing; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MEMORY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SENSORY MEMORY; SPIKE TIMING DEPENDENT SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; XENOPUS;

EID: 34547968637     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04724.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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