A DISCUSSION OF ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT FORMS OF SYNAPTIC WEAKENING AND THEIR POSSIBLE ROLE IN OCULAR DOMINANCE PLASTICITY

Authors
DUDEK SM
Citation
Sm. Dudek, A DISCUSSION OF ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT FORMS OF SYNAPTIC WEAKENING AND THEIR POSSIBLE ROLE IN OCULAR DOMINANCE PLASTICITY, J PHYSL-PAR, 90(3-4), 1996, pp. 167-170
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology,Neurosciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-PARIS
ISSN journal
09284257 → ACNP
Volume
90
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
167 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0928-4257(1996)90:3-4<167:ADOAFO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Activity-dependent synaptic weakening is likely to be involved in nume rous types of developmentally regulated cortical plasticity. The possi ble roles of two models of synaptic weakening, homosynaptic- and heter osynaptic-long-term-depression (LTD), are discussed. Metabotropic glut amate receptors (mGluRs) as they relate to LTD and ocular dominance pl asticity will also be considered.