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Nervous System
Synaptic Strengthening in Learning and Memory
Description
Long-term potentiation, or LTP, is a form of synaptic strengthening in the brain. It changes the strength of chemical synapses over time between pre- and postsynaptic neurons. LTP works against long-term depression, or LTD, which weakens synapses. Together, LTP and LTD are major mechanisms behind learning and memory.
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- [Istruttore] Il potenziamento a lungo termine o LTP è un
processo di rafforzamento sinaptico che avviene nel tempo
tra connessioni neuronali pre e postsinaptiche.
In un meccanismo, quando i neuroni presinaptici sparano
e ripetutamente stimolano la cellula postsinaptica,
questa azione induce cambiamenti ...
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