Calcium and Activity-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity

  • Eric Hanse
  • Arthur Konnerth
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Abstract

Synaptic plasticity is an essential aspect of synaptic transmission. Depending on the pattern of preceding activity, the gain of transmission can be increased or decreased on a time scale from milliseconds to weeks or more. This activity-dependent synaptic plasticity is believed to be the basis for storage of information in the nervous system. The initiating signal for this broad range of synaptic plasticity seems to be a rise in Ca2+ concentration.

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NMDA Receptor Synaptic Plasticity Dendritic Spine NMDA Receptor Channel Synaptic Modification 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Eric Hanse
    • 1
  • Arthur Konnerth
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Physiology and PharmacolgyGöteborg UniversityGöteborgSweden
  2. 2.I. Physiologisches InstitutUniversität des SaarlandesHomburg/SaarGermany

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