Synaptic Plasticity
Synaptic Plasticity
This lesson goes into the mechanisms behind changes in synaptic function created by learning.
Topics covered in this lesson
- Postsynaptic plasticity
- Long-term potentiation (LTP)
- Postsynaptic mechanisms of LTP, and the roles of calcium, NMDA receptors and AMPA receptors
- Long-term depression (LTD)
- Spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP)
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