Endocannabinoids mediate synaptic plasticity at glutamatergic synapses on spiny neurons within a basal ganglia nucleus necessary for song learning

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1159-1169

  Thompson, John A ^a   Perkel, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid; Motor learning; Sensorimotor; Striatum

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 3,5 DIHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCINE; ENDOCANNABINOID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSIC; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SONGBIRD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOCAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; DENDRITIC SPINES; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FINCHES; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEARNING; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 79955150927     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00676.2010     Document Type: Article

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