Plasticity, memories, NMDA glutamate receptors Flashcards

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Types of memories

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Declarative (consciously access) and non-declerative (body just knows)

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Where are memories stored in the brain

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Hippocampus

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Hebb’s postulate

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When axon of cell A is near enough to excite cell B and repeatedly takes part in firing it…1. Growth processes and metabolic change takes place in 1 or both cells…2. A’s efficiency to excite B is increased

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What do Hebbian synapses exhibit

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NMDA receptor dependent LTP

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What are NMDA receptors

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Voltage dependent, magnesium block, pore loop, glutamate

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How can the properties of AMPA and NMDA receptors be distinguished

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Using selective agonists

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How does the brain encode memories?

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LTP or LTP-like process

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