5. homeostatic plasticity

Question 1

what are the 4 mechanisms of homeostatic plasticity?

Answer 1

1. synaptic scaling
2. inhibitory feedback
3. firing rate homeostasis
4. plasticity of intrinsic membrane properties

Question 2

what is the multiplicative and non-multiplicative effect of synaptic scaling?

Answer 2

changes induced by activity changes are multiplicative = relative distributions of synaptic currents are preserved