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Metaplasticity is a term originally coined by W.C. Abraham and M.F. Bear to refer to the plasticity of synaptic plasticity. Until that time synaptic plasticity had referred to the plastic nature of individual synapses. However this new form referred to the plasticity of the plasticity itself, thus the term meta-plasticity. The idea is that the synapse's…
Hebbian plasticity, Synaptic homeostasis & Gliotransmitters
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metaplasticity | is a | term originally coined by W.C | 0.90 | text |
| long-term potentiation | instance of | This may play a role in some of the underlying mechanisms thought to be important in memory and learning | 0.80 | text |
| the level of synaptic inhibition | instance of | as set by ongoing extrinsic influences | 0.80 | text |
| the activity of modulatory afferents such as catecholamines | instance of | as set by ongoing extrinsic influences | 0.80 | text |
| and the pool of hormones affecting the synapses under study | instance of | as set by ongoing extrinsic influences | 0.80 | text |
| Metaplasticity | related to Gliotransmitters | Glial | 0.60 | section |
| Metaplasticity | related to Gliotransmitters | Gliotransmitters | 0.60 | section |
| Metaplasticity | related to Gliotransmitters | ATP | 0.60 | section |
| Metaplasticity | related to Gliotransmitters | D-serine | 0.60 | section |
| Metaplasticity | related to Gliotransmitters | Once | 0.60 | section |
| Metaplasticity | related to Gliotransmitters | NMDARs | 0.60 | section |
| Metaplasticity | related to Gliotransmitters | Without D-serine | 0.60 | section |
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