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Synaptic plasticity topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around Synaptic plasticity.

Related topics: 82
Source areas: 11
Connected nodes: 93
Extracted relationships: 87
Related term clusters: 38
Bridge connections: 93

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Biochemical mechanisms · 32 topics

Overview · 14 topics

Long-term plasticity · 11 topics

Short-term plasticity · 8 topics

Historical discoveries · 6 topics

Theoretical mechanisms · 5 topics

Synaptic strength · 2 topics

Computational use of plasticity · 1 topics

Synaptic plasticity and aging · 1 topics

Synaptic plasticity in disease · 1 topics

Videos, podcasts · 1 topics

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Synaptic plasticity

8Neuroscience · Synapses · Chemical synapse

6Terje Lømo · Tim Bliss · Long-term potentiation

6NMDA · AMPA · Depolarization

8Second messenger · Transcription (genetics) · CaMKII

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Overview

Historical discoveries

Theoretical mechanisms

Short-term plasticity

Long-term plasticity

Synaptic strength

For the semantics nerds

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How Synaptic plasticity connects Entity context

The extracted context around Synaptic plasticity shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Synaptic plasticity → Akt, ATP, CaMK, Depression, ERK, G-protein, LTP, Many, Several, Synaptic Another extracted example is Synaptic plasticity → Also, AMPA, Ca2, LTD, LTP, Mg2, NMDA, Opening, Two. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Top relations

related to Synaptic depression · 10

Synaptic plasticity → Akt, ATP, CaMK, Depression, ERK, G-protein, LTP, Many, Several, Synaptic

related to Biochemical mechanisms · 9

Synaptic plasticity → Also, AMPA, Ca2, LTD, LTP, Mg2, NMDA, Opening, Two

related to Synaptic plasticity in disease · 8

Synaptic plasticity → Alzheimer's, Biomarkers, Furthermore, Individuals, Neuronal Pentraxin, NPTX2, Recent, Synaptic

related to Long-term plasticity · 7

Synaptic plasticity → D-serine, Long-term, LTD, LTP, NMDA, NMDA-dependent LTD, Recently

related to Theoretical mechanisms · 7

Synaptic plasticity → AMPA, Change, Insertion, LTD, LTP, Phosphorylation, Three

related to Videos, podcasts · 6

Synaptic plasticity → Multiple, Ph, Robert Malenka, Stanford University, Synaptic, Video

related to Spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) · 5

Synaptic plasticity → Additionally, Generally, Hebbian, Spike-timing-dependent, STDP

related to Computational use of plasticity · 4

Synaptic plasticity → Every, Forward, Long-term, Short-term

related to Homeostatic plasticity · 4

Synaptic plasticity → Disruptions, Hebbian, Homeostatic, Since

related to Synaptic plasticity and aging · 4

Synaptic plasticity → Although, CRISPR-based, DNA, One

Important terminology

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Important terminology

synaptic plasticity receptors ltp synapse changes ltd long-term synapses depression nmda ampa also memory strength activity calcium increase brain d-serine

Synaptic plasticity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 87 structured relationships around Synaptic plasticity. Examples in this analysis include Synaptic plasticity → is a → ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time and CaMKII → instance of → which act to dephosphorylate these cation channels.The second mechanism depends on a second messenger cascade regulating gene transcription and changes in the levels of key prot…. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Synaptic plasticity	is a	ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time	0.90	text
CaMKII	instance of	which act to dephosphorylate these cation channels.The second mechanism depends on a second messenger cascade regulating gene transcription and changes in the levels of key prot…	0.80	text
PKAII	instance of	which act to dephosphorylate these cation channels.The second mechanism depends on a second messenger cascade regulating gene transcription and changes in the levels of key prot…	0.80	text
the addition of AMPA receptors to the plasma membrane	instance of	These protein kinases have been linked to growth in dendritic spine volume and LTP processes	0.80	text
phosphorylation of ion channels for enhanced permeability	instance of	These protein kinases have been linked to growth in dendritic spine volume and LTP processes	0.80	text
activin ß-A	instance of	Genes	0.80	text
which encodes a subunit of activin A	instance of	Genes	0.80	text
are up-regulated during early stage LTP	instance of	Genes	0.80	text
long-term potentiation occur effectively.Disruption to astrocytic release of D-serine reduces the ability of synapses to strengthen	instance of	but important modulatory components of neuronal communication that ensure NMDA receptor-dependent processes	0.80	text
thereby demonstrating the close relationship between cognitive function	instance of	but important modulatory components of neuronal communication that ensure NMDA receptor-dependent processes	0.80	text
glial regulation	instance of	but important modulatory components of neuronal communication that ensure NMDA receptor-dependent processes	0.80	text
axonal bouton	instance of	The long-term stabilization of synaptic changes is determined by a parallel increase of pre- and postsynaptic structures	0.80	text

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Synaptic plasticity bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Plasticity, Synaptic and Mechanisms. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

Synaptic plasticity
- Plasticity
- Synaptic
- Mechanisms
- Changes
- Strength
- Activity
- Also
- Neural
- Scaling
- Ltp
- Receptors
- Long-term
synaptic plasticity
- Plasticity
- Synaptic
- Mechanisms
- Changes
- Also
- Strength
- Activity
- Neural
- Scaling
- Ltp
- Important
- Receptors
synapses
- Potentiation
- Activity
- Response
- Long-term
- Ltd
- Neurons
- D-serine
- Linked
- Mechanism
- Found
- Level
- Ltp
neurotransmitter receptors
- Ampa
- Nmda
- Calcium
- Also
- Post-synaptic
- Protein
- Activation
- Synaptic
- Synapse
- Depression
- Long-term
- Ltd
calcium
- Nmda
- Ltd
- Receptors
- Depression
- Activation
- Long-term
- Level
- Neuron
- Postsynaptic
- Protein
- Also
- Post-synaptic
long-term potentiation
- Potentiation
- Ltp
- Ltd
- Synapses
- Nmda
- Linked
- Level
- Synaptic
- Activation
- Protein
- Receptors
- Strength
long-term depression
- Potentiation
- Long-term
- Ltp
- Ltd
- Activation
- Nmda
- Synapses
- Linked
- Synaptic
- Post-synaptic
- Protein
- Receptors
ampa receptors
- Ampa
- Nmda
- Receptors
- Calcium
- Also
- Post-synaptic
- Protein
- Activation
- Synaptic
- Synapse
- Increase
- Depression

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Synaptic plasticity, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Synaptic plasticity with Biochemical mechanisms. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3

Synaptic plasticity — Biochemical mechanisms · splits 61 ⟂ 33

Synaptic plasticity — Overview · splits 79 ⟂ 15

Synaptic plasticity — Long-term plasticity · splits 82 ⟂ 12

Synaptic plasticity — Short-term plasticity · splits 85 ⟂ 9

Synaptic plasticity — Historical discoveries · splits 87 ⟂ 7

Synaptic plasticity — Theoretical mechanisms · splits 88 ⟂ 6

Synaptic plasticity — Synaptic strength · splits 91 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Synaptic plasticity

Nodes94

Edges93

Triples87

Avg. degree1.98

Density0.021277

Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Synaptic plasticity to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Synaptic plasticity · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

Synaptic plasticity: History, Applications & Science

Synaptic plasticity topic overview

What this topic covers Research coverage

Key facts & relationships

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Overview

Historical discoveries

Biochemical mechanisms

Theoretical mechanisms

Short-term plasticity

Long-term plasticity

Synaptic strength

Computational use of plasticity

Synaptic plasticity in disease

Synaptic plasticity and aging

Videos, podcasts

For the semantics nerds

Advanced semantic analysis

How Synaptic plasticity connects Entity context

Synaptic plasticity

Top relations

Important terminology

Important terminology

Synaptic plasticity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

Map overview Semantic statistics

Synaptic plasticity

Source & methodology