Cerebellar plasticity and associative memories are controlled by perineuronal nets
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916163117
Abstract: Significance Understanding mechanisms underlying learning and memory is crucial in view of tackling cognitive decline occurring during aging or following neurological disorders. The cerebellum offers an ideal system to achieve this goal because of the… read more here.
Keywords: pnns; cerebellar plasticity; associative memories; motor ... See more keywords
Removal of perineuronal nets leads to altered neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission in the visual cortex with distinct time courses
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4078812
Abstract: Parvalbumin-expressing (PV) interneurons fast inhibit excitatory neurons in various brain areas. Perineuronal nets (PNNs), accumulating around PV neurons, have been shown to play critical roles in neuronal function and plasticity. The cellular mechanisms underlying their… read more here.
Keywords: synaptic transmission; neuronal excitability; transmission; excitability synaptic ... See more keywords