Visual perceptual learning induces long-term potentiation in the visual cortex

Neuroscience

Volumn 172, Issue , 2011, Pages 219-225

  Sale, A ^a   De Pasquale, R ^b   Bonaccorsi, J ^b   Pietra, G ^a   Olivieri, D ^a   Berardi, N ^a,c   Maffei, L ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Perceptual learning; Sensory enrichment; Synaptic plasticity; Visual grating

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GRATING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LEARNING; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78650749267     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.10.078     Document Type: Article

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