"Self" versus "non-self" connectivity dictates properties of synaptic transmission and plasticity.

Autapses are connections between a neuron and itself. These connections are morphologically similar to "normal" synapses between two different neurons, and thus were long thought to have similar properties of synaptic transmission. However, this has not been directly tested. Here, using a...

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Main Authors: Huisheng Liu, Edwin R Chapman, Camin Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639172?pdf=render