Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a process in which synapses are strengthened. It has been…

1EFyYrZ3NBGLdzwcbeXsDE2TkZUFeqEvi1 (2755) · February 10, 2021

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a process in which synapses are strengthened. It has been the subject of much research, because of its likely role in several types of memory.

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1FqnX2Q4soqFqk26uZm6cwCp8sCMg9tUiS (3628) · February 10, 2021

I used to study that in grad school. My mentor M Neal Waxham =)

1EFyYrZ3NBGLdzwcbeXsDE2TkZUFeqEvi1 (2755) · February 10, 2021

I'm fascinated by the brain. Im looking him up on the web.

1EFyYrZ3NBGLdzwcbeXsDE2TkZUFeqEvi1 (2755) · February 10, 2021

Glutamate (also called glutamic acid) is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. NMDA glutamate receptors, in particular, are a necessary component in memory formation, as modeled by long term potentiation.

1EFyYrZ3NBGLdzwcbeXsDE2TkZUFeqEvi1 (2755) · February 10, 2021

Long-term potentiation is the persistent strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity: it occurs when a neuron shows an increased excitability over time due to a repeated pattern, behavior, or response.

1FqnX2Q4soqFqk26uZm6cwCp8sCMg9tUiS (3628) · February 11, 2021

https://med.uth.edu/nba/faculty/m-neal-waxham-phd/