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A synaptic model of memory: long-term potentiation in the hippocampus

Bliss, T. V. P., Collingridge, G. L.·1993·Nature

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Long-term potentiation of synaptic transmission in the hippocampus is the primary experimental model for investigating the synaptic basis of learning and memory in vertebrates. The best understood form of long-term potentiation is induced by the activation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor complex. This subtype of glutamate receptor endows long-term potentiation with Hebbian characteristics, and allows electrical events at the postsynaptic membrane to be transduced into chemical signals which, in turn, are thought to activate both pre- and postsynaptic mechanisms to generate a persistent increase in synaptic strength.

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  • LTP induction requires, in at least one of its forms, the activation of NMDARs.

    “Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a widely used paradigm for increasing synaptic efficacy, and its induction requires, in at least one of its forms, the activation of NMDARs (Bliss and Lømo, 1973; Bliss and Collingridge, 1993).”
  • SW-Rs may conversely promote LTP and spike time-dependent plasticity in hippocampal circuits.

    “SW-Rs may conversely promote LTP and spike timedependent plasticity in hippocampal circuits (97,159,241,640,777).”

    From About Sleep's Role in Memory (2013) · cites this paper as [97]

  • Spine enlargement and LTP require stronger stimulation compared with spine shrinkage and LTD.

    “Spine enlargement and LTP require stronger stimulation compared with those for spine shrinkage and LTD.”
  • Perforant path and Schaffer collateral pathway LTP are both dependent on activation of NMDA receptors.

    “For example, perforant path and the Schaffer collateral pathway LTP are both dependent on the activation of NMDA receptors (Bliss and Collingridge, 1993), whereas mossy fiber/CA3 LTP is not (Harris and Cotman, 1986;Z alutsky and Nicoll, 1990).”

    From Type I Adenylyl Cyclase Mutant Mice Have Impaired Mossy Fiber Long-Term Potentiation (1998) · cites this paper as Bliss and Collingridge, 1993

  • Synapses are elements of the neural network that play a critical role in processing information in the brain, being involved in learning, long-term and short-term memory storage and deletion, and temporal information processing.

    “Synapses are elements of the neural network that play a critical role in processing information in the brain, being involved in learning, long-term and short-term memory storage and deletion, and temporal information processing”

    From Human Brain/Cloud Interface (2019) · cites this paper as Bliss and Collingridge, 1993

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Authors
Bliss, T. V. P., & Collingridge, G. L.
Affiliations
National Institute for Medical Research (GB)
Venue
Nature
Published
1993-01
Volume
361
Issue
6407
Pages
31-39
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2049511526
Cited by
11,566
References
6
Citations by year
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FWCI
34.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
long-term potentiation, hippocampus, synaptic plasticity, memory, learning, NMDA receptor, glutamate receptors, Hebbian learning, synaptic transmission, postsynaptic mechanisms
MeSH terms
Animals, Calcium, Electrophysiology, Evoked Potentials, Hippocampus, Memory, Models, Neurological, Synapses, Signal Transduction, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate

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