AI Article Synopsis
- The paper discusses recent experiments exploring the mechanisms of long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) in the visual cortex of young rats.
- It highlights hypotheses suggesting that the induction of LTP is Hebbian, indicating a relationship between synaptic activity and learning.
- The research emphasizes the roles of calcium ion (Ca2+) increases at postsynaptic sites and the activation of protein kinases or phosphatases in LTP or LTD induction within the developing visual cortex.
Article Abstract
In this paper we describe some of the results obtained from recent experiments on mechanisms underlying long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) in the visual cortex of young rats. In particular, we focus on experiments which tested the hypotheses that the induction of LTP in the visual cortex is of Hebbian type and that an input-associated Ca2+ rise at postsynaptic sites and subsequent activation of protein kinases or protein phosphatases may play roles in the induction of LTP or LTD in the developing visual cortex.
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