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Abstract
Long-term depression (LTD) at parallel fiber-Purkinje neuron synapses has been regarded as a primary cellular mechanism for motor learning. However, this hypothesis has been challenged. Demonstration of normal motor learning under LTD-suppressed conditions suggested that motor learning can occur without LTD. Synaptic plasticity mechanisms other than LTD have been found at various synapses in the cerebellum. Animals may achieve motor learning using several types of synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum including LTD.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24974094 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-014-0581-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cerebellum ISSN: 1473-4222 Impact factor: 3.847