Memory neuron: synapse microchemistry for the memory component of a neuroconnective brain model.
This paper examines the synaptic microchemistry required if a memory neuron is to have the operating characteristics previously attributed to it [Wooldridge, D.E. (1980) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77,2305-2308]. It is concluded that the requirements can be met by a combination of membrane mechanisms not very different from those that are commonly postulated to explain the properties of known types of neurons.
D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000502:physiology; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology; D013570:Synaptic Membranes / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
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