Stress and Corticosteroids Modulate Muscarinic Long Term Potentiation (mLTP) in the Hippocampus

Stress influences synaptic plasticity, learning and memory in a steroid hormone receptor dependent manner. Based on these findings it has been proposed that stress could be a major risk factor for the development of cognitive decline and dementia. Interestingly, evidence has been provided that stres...

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Main Authors: Efrat Shavit Stein, Ze’Ev Itsekson Hayosh, Andreas Vlachos, Nicola Maggio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2017.00299/full