Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4322274 | Neuron | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The remarkable versatility of the mammalian brain is made possible by a huge diversity of cellular plasticity mechanisms. These include long-term potentiation and depression at both excitatory and inhibitory synapses, as well as a variety of intrinsic and homeostatic plasticity mechanisms. A fundamental challenge for the field is to assemble our detailed knowledge of these specific mechanisms into a coherent picture of how plasticity within cortical circuits works to tune network properties.
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Authors
Sacha B. Nelson, Gina G. Turrigiano,