Abstract
When rats learn a motor skill, synaptic potentials in the motor cortex are enhanced. A new study has revealed that this learning-induced enhancement limits further synaptic potentiation, but not synaptic depression. These findings support the view that activity-dependent synaptic plasticity is the brain's memory mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | R57-9 |
Journal | Current biology : CB |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jan 2001 |
Keywords
- Brain/physiology
- Neuronal Plasticity