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Long-Term Potentiation  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A persistent increase in synaptic efficacy, usually induced by appropriate activation of the same synapses. The phenomenological properties of long-term potentiation suggest that it may be a cellular mechanism of learning and memory.

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