Synaptic plasticity in health and disease: introduction and overview |
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| Authors: | T. V. P. Bliss G. L. Collingridge R. G. M. Morris |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Division of Neurophysiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London NW7 1AA, UK;2.Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK;3.Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience, Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systesms, School of Biomedical Science, University of Edinburgh, 1 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, UK |
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| Abstract: | We summarize the reviews and research papers submitted by speakers at a discussion meeting on Synaptic Plasticity in Health and Disease held at the Royal Society, London on 2–3 December 2013, and a subsequent satellite meeting convened at the Royal Society/Kavli Centre at Chicheley Hall on 4–5 December 2013. Together, these contributions give an overview of current research and controversies in a vibrant branch of neuroscience with important implications for the understanding of many forms of learning and memory, and a wide spectrum of neurological and cognitive disorders. |
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| Keywords: | long-term potentiation synaptic plasticity learning memory cognitive disorders |
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