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Synaptic Plasticity

Synaptic plasticity is the capacity of synapses to modify their transmission strength in response to patterns of neural activity.

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Long‐lasting potentiation of synaptic transmission in the dentate area of the anaesthetized rabbit following stimulation of the perforant path

T.V.P. Bliss, Terje Lømo · The Journal of Physiology · 1973 · 7.3K citations · Full text

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Synaptic Modifications in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons: Dependence on Spike Timing, Synaptic Strength, and Postsynaptic Cell Type

Guo‐Qiang Bi, Mu‐ming Poo · Journal of Neuroscience · 1998 · 4.8K citations · Full text

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Naturally secreted oligomers of amyloid β protein potently inhibit hippocampal long-term potentiation in vivo

Dominic M. Walsh, Igor Klyubin, Julia V. Fadeeva et al. · Nature · 2002 · 4.3K citations

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Nanoscale Memristor Device as Synapse in Neuromorphic Systems

Sung Hyun Jo, Ting‐Chang Chang, Idongesit E. Ebong et al. · Nano Letters · 2010 · 4.1K citations

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Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy by Coincidence of Postsynaptic APs and EPSPs

Henry Markram, Joachim Lübke, Michael Frotscher et al. · Science · 1997 · 3.9K citations · Full text

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    Eric R. Kandel

    Columbia University, United States

    119 publications · 30.4K citations

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    Gary Lynch

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    141 publications · 22.4K citations

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  3. RL
    Richard L. Huganir

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    111 publications · 23.5K citations

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    Roger A. Nicoll

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    88 publications · 21.1K citations

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    Robert C. Malenka

    Stanford University, United States

    84 publications · 25K citations

    68

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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    230 h-index

    1.8K publications

    496.4K citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    144 h-index

    1.3K publications

    238.8K citations

  3. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    142 h-index

    1.1K publications

    213.7K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    135 h-index

    1.3K publications

    235.6K citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    130 h-index

    1.3K publications

    197.2K citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    127 h-index

    1.2K publications

    201.6K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    125 h-index

    2.5K publications

    196.1K citations

  8. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    119 h-index

    1.2K publications

    153.7K citations

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  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    2.6K publications · 318.7K citations

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  2. Neuron

    802 publications · 184K citations

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  3. Nature

    327 publications · 142.4K citations

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 920 publications · 140.6K citations

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  5. Science

    305 publications · 123.3K citations

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See also

Synaptic Plasticity

Mechanisms

Variants

Functional Roles

Measurement Methods

Disorders