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Review
. 2009 Feb 12;61(3):340-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.01.015.

Synaptic AMPA receptor plasticity and behavior

Helmut W Kessels  1 , Roberto Malinow
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Review

Synaptic AMPA receptor plasticity and behavior

Helmut W Kessels et al. Neuron. .

Abstract

The ability to change behavior likely depends on the selective strengthening and weakening of brain synapses. The cellular models of synaptic plasticity, long-term potentiation (LTP) and depression (LTD) of synaptic strength, can be expressed by the synaptic insertion or removal of AMPA receptors (AMPARs), respectively. We here present an overview of studies that have used animal models to show that such AMPAR trafficking underlies several experience-driven phenomena-from neuronal circuit formation to the modification of behavior. We argue that monitoring and manipulating synaptic AMPAR trafficking represents an attractive means to study cognitive function and dysfunction in animal models.

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