Measuring electrical activity of neurons can disambiguate molecular mechanisms of learning
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Measuring the electrical activity and synaptic plasticity of neurons provides crucial empirical data to uncover and disambiguate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory.
Evidence for · 6
Mechanisms of Fear Learning and Extinction: Synaptic Plasticity — Fear Memory Connection
2018 · cited by 67
Electrical and synaptic measurements link synaptic plasticity mechanisms to the acquisition and retention of fear learning.
Evidence against · 1
Flexible Coupling of Synaptic and Intrinsic Plasticity in a Cerebellar Circuit.
2026 · cited by 0
Results show that learning-related changes in spiking cannot be reliably predicted from synaptic currents alone due to the contribution of intrinsic excitability.
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Synaptic plasticity in human thalamocortical assembloids
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Electrophysiology and imaging in human assembloids demonstrate that measuring electrical activity and synaptic changes reveals mechanisms of learning and memory.
Input Convergence, Synaptic Plasticity and Functional Coupling Across Hippocampal-Prefrontal-Thalamic Circuits
2018 · cited by 21
Circuit-level electrophysiology studies reveal how long-term synaptic plasticity and electrical activity vary during learning paradigms.
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2024 · cited by 1
Advanced network electrophysiology platforms capture neural interactions and long-term potentiation to understand memory encoding mechanisms.
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2018 · cited by 1
Slice electrophysiology helps uncover how receptor activation enhances hippocampal long-term potentiation and associative fear learning.
Polysialic Acid Modulation of Glutamate Receptors and Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Neuronal Plasticity.
2026 · cited by 0
Electrophysiological recordings elucidate how receptor gating mechanisms driven by extracellular regulators control learning and memory.