Motor-Skill Learning Is Dependent on Astrocytic Activity

Motor-skill learning induces changes in synaptic structure and function in the primary motor cortex through the involvement of a long-term potentiation- (LTP-) like mechanism. Although there is evidence that calcium-dependent release of gliotransmitters by astrocytes plays an important role in synap...

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Main Authors: Ragunathan Padmashri, Anand Suresh, Michael D. Boska, Anna Dunaevsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/938023