REFINING THE TEMPORAL DEFINITION OF AN ASSOCIATION AT THE NEURONAL LEVEL USING LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND LONG-TERM DEPRESSION IN THE DENTATE GYRUS

被引:13
作者
HASHEMZADEHGARGARI, H [1 ]
COLBERT, CM [1 ]
LEVY, WB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV VIRGINIA,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT NEUROL SURG,BOX 420,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22908
关键词
HIPPOCAMPUS; SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY; LONG-TERM DEPRESSION; ASSOCIATIVE MODIFICATION; DENTATE GYRUS;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90365-Z
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
This study sharpens the temporal definition of an association in the context of long-term synaptic modification of the monosynaptic projections from entorhinal cortex to dentate gyrus in the anesthetized rat. The ipsilateral projection produces a powerful postsynaptic excitation and shows synaptic potentiation following 7.5 ms trains. On the other hand, brief, high-frequency contralateral stimulation just after this powerful postsynaptic excitation is followed by long-term depression (LTD) at the synapses of this pathway. Therefore, based on the differential induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) or LTD, a cell can distinguish associated pre- and postsynaptic activation at a temporal resolution at least as small as 7.5 ms.
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