PhotonSABER Casts Light on Learning Mechanisms

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Channel: Cell Press · 2018 · Science & Technology

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For more information, see Kakegawa et al., Neuron 99/5, http://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(18)30632-9.

Long-term depression (LTD) of synaptic transmission is believed as a cellular substrate for learning and memory, but its role remains unclear in vivo. Using a new tool, PhotonSABER, Kakegawa et al. show that LTD at cerebellar synapses is directly responsible for motor learning in vivo.

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