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SUBMITTER: Makino H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3310180 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Makino Hiroshi H Malinow Roberto R
Neuron 20111201 6
Synapses in the brain are continuously modified by experience, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. In vitro and theoretical studies suggest threshold-lowering interactions between nearby synapses that favor clustering of synaptic plasticity within a dendritic branch. Here, a fluorescently tagged AMPA receptor-based optical approach was developed permitting detection of single-synapse plasticity in mouse cortex. Sensory experience preferentially produced synaptic potentiation onto nearby de ...[more]