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Brain functions are realized by the activity of neuronal
networks composed of a huge number of neurons. The efficiency of
information transfer within the networks is changeable. Even the
networks themselves can change through experience. Information
transfer between neurons is performed at the synapse (the site of
the neurons contact) by release of neurotransmitters from the
pre-synaptic cell and capture of neurotransmitters by the
post-synaptic cell. The amount of released neurotransmitter or the
efficacy of capture can change. Moreover, synapses are found to be
newly formed upon activity or abandoned upon inactivity. These
changes are called "synaptic plasticity."
This text focuses on one component of synaptic plasticity called
transsynaptic signaling, or communication of synapses during their
formation.
Brain functions are realized by the activity of neuronal
networks composed of a huge number of neurons. The efficiency of
information transfer within the networks is changeable. Even the
networks themselves can change through experience. Information
transfer between neurons is performed at the synapse (the site of
the neurons contact) by release of neurotransmitters from the
pre-synaptic cell and capture of neurotransmitters by the
post-synaptic cell. The amount of released neurotransmitter or the
efficacy of capture can change. Moreover, synapses are found to be
newly formed upon activity or abandoned upon inactivity. These
changes are called "synaptic plasticity."
This text focuses on one component of synaptic plasticity called
transsynaptic signaling, or communication of synapses during their
formation.
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