Pastalkova E, Serrano P, Pinkhasova D, Wallace E, Fenton AA, Sacktor TC.
Storage of spatial information by the maintenance mechanism of LTP.
Science
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2006 Aug 25
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313(5790):1141-4.
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Abstract
The relevance of synaptic plasticity to schizophrenia has been mentioned in this work and in many others. However, the mechanisms of neuronal plasticity have not been used to conceptualize a theoretical framework suggesting exactly in what way it is relevant to the development and maintenance of mental disorders. I have recently published two theoretical papers toward this goal, attempting furthermore to show its relevancy to a novel psychiatric diagnosis. See also www.brainoptimizers.org.
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