Accelerated establishment of mature signaling patterns following stimulation of developing neuronal networks: " learning" versus " plasticity"

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 602-606

  Zemianek, Jill M ^a   Lee, Sangmook ^a   Guaraldi, Mary ^a   Shea, Thomas B ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Long term potentiation; Multi electrode array; Neuronal network; Plasticity; Synaptic strengthening

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTRODE; EMBRYO; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MICROELECTRODE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPIKE WAVE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; LEARNING; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84867446477     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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