Filopodia: A Rapid Structural Plasticity Substrate for Fast Learning
Formation of new synapses between neurons is an essential mechanism for learning and encoding memories. The vast majority of excitatory synapses occur on dendritic spines, therefore, the growth dynamics of spines is strongly related to the plasticity timescales. Especially in the early stages of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnsyn.2017.00012/full |