Phenomena and Processes

Long-Term Potentiation

A persistent increase in synaptic efficacy, usually induced by appropriate activation of the same synapses. The phenomenological properties of long-term potentiation suggest that it may be a cellular mechanism of learning and memory.

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Abstract

A persistent increase in synaptic efficacy, usually induced by appropriate activation of the same synapses. The phenomenological properties of long-term potentiation suggest that it may be a cellular mechanism of learning and memory.

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4 entry terms
  • Long Term Potentiation
  • Long-Term Potentiations
  • Potentiation, Long-Term
  • Potentiations, Long-Term

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  • Synapses/physiology (1977-1993)

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  1. G11.561.638w.350w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Long-Term Potentiation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017774. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017774
  2. Long-Term Potentiation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_potentiation
  3. Long-Term Potentiation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1805481