Synaptic Plasticity - Long-term Plasticity

Long-term Plasticity

Long-term depression and long-term potentiation are two forms of long-term plasticity, lasting minutes or more, that occur at excitatory synapses. NMDA-dependent LTD and LTP have been extensively researched, and are found to require the binding of glutamate, and glycine or D-serine for activation of NMDA receptors.

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