Making synaptic plasticity and memory last

Novel Theory of Synaptic Plasticity - Oxford Neuroscience

Researchers from the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour and the Dept of Pharmacology, together with co-workers in New York have ...

7.4: Neuroplasticity – Biological Psychology [Revised Edition]

Learning depends on the plasticity of the circuits in the brain and the ability to make lasting changes in synaptic transmission (Clark et al., 2018; “The Brain ...

Neuroscience for Kids - Brain Plasticity

Plasticity of Learning and Memory ... It was once believed that as we aged, the brain's networks became fixed. In the past two decades, however, an enormous ...

Upgrading brain storage: Quantifying how much information our ...

Salk scientists develop new technique to measure synapse strength and plasticity, supporting new research on learning and memory and how these processes ...

Synaptic Plasticity in the Pain-Related Cingulate and Insular Cortex

This type of plasticity is highly robust and may persist for a lifetime, especially for negative memories associated with fear or painful events. Among several ...

Learning and Memory, Part II: Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic ...

The previous column highlighted the role of synaptic plasticity in consolidating both declarative and nondeclarative memories.

Distinct kinetics of synaptic structural plasticity, memory formation ...

Long-lasting memories are formed when the stimulus is temporally distributed (spacing effect). However, the synaptic mechanisms underlying this robust ...

Synaptic Mechanisms - The Contractor Lab

Thus, understanding the mechanism(s) underlying presynaptic plasticity of the MF synapse is extremely important in understanding how episodic memories are ...

Interaction between Theta Phase and Spike Timing-Dependent ...

Long-lasting changes in synaptic connectivity between neurons have been suggested to support learning and memory processes at the cellular level ...

Robust and brain-like working memory through short-term synaptic ...

However, recent work has suggested that short-term synaptic plasticity (STSP) may help maintain attractor states over gaps in time with little or no spiking. To ...

Neuroplasticity: How to rewire your brain - BBC

Scientists once thought that the brain was locked in place after puberty. But new technology shows that our brain continues to rewire itself and never stops ...

Immune Receptor Controls Synaptic Plasticity; LTP Makes Memories

One function for synaptic plasticity throughout life is in learning. The process of long-term potentiation has been presumed to account for ...

Synaptic Consolidation: From Synapses to Behavioral Modeling

Synaptic plasticity, a key process for memory formation, manifests itself across different time scales ranging from a few seconds for ...

Want to Improve Memory? Strengthen Your Synapses. - Newswise

Repeated co-activation of connected cells is thought to make physical changes in the brain—such as the development of new synapses between ...

Christian Hansel, "Memory Makes the Brain - New Books Network

The (perhaps surprising) conclusion: The machinery for synaptic plasticity is quite similar in a small child an in an adult. ... In the last ...

Holding information in mind may mean storing it among synapses

Comparing models of working memory with real-world data, MIT researchers find information resides not in persistent neural activity, but in the ...

New Technique Shows Brain Can Store Much More Data

“Having this detailed look into synaptic strength and plasticity could really propel research on learning and memory, and we can use it to ...

Non-Hebbian plasticity transforms transient experiences into lasting ...

This study presents important novel findings on how heterosynaptic plasticity can transform a weak associative memory into a stronger one.

Memory Makes the Brain - World Scientific Publishing

Memory Makes the Brain describes the dramatic, competitive elimination of surplus synapses that occur in the young, maturing brain — in a process called ...

The Role of Astrocytes in the Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity and ...

Astrocytes regulate synaptic transmission and play a role in the formation of new memories, long-term potentiation (LTP), and functional synaptic plasticity.