title: Progress in understanding NMDA-receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity in the visual cortex.
abstract: Several forms of experience-dependent synaptic plasticity, long-term synaptic potentiation (LTP), and long-term depression (LTD) depend upon activation of NMDA receptors. Consideration of a theoretical synaptic 'learning rule' suggests how these types of plasticity are related in visual cortex.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Bear
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000502:physiology; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate