Frontiers in Synaptic Plasticity: Dendritic Spines, Circuitries and Behavior

• मुख्य लेखक: Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Alberto A. Rasia-Filho (auth), Rochelle S. Cohen (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• श्रृंखला: Frontiers Research Topics
• विषय: Medicine; Synaptic Function; dendritic spine function; neural circuits and behavior; synaptic remodeling; dendritic spine structure; neuroimmune interactions; Synaptic Transmission; sexual dimorphism; psychiatric disorders
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The term "synaptic plasticity" is a broad concept, which is studied with a variety of experimental approaches. One focus is the impact of changes in synaptic, neuronal and glial morphology on brain circuitry and behavior. In this regard, unique animal models have been key to the study of a...