title: A new locus for synaptic plasticity in cerebellar circuits.
abstract: Experimental and computational analyses of cerebellar function indicate that excitatory synapses onto deep nucleus neurons are likely to be a critical site of plasticity during motor learning. In this issue of Neuron, Pugh and Raman report that unconventional stimulus protocols can drive synaptic plasticity in the deep cerebellar nuclei.
authors.affiliation: Salk Institute, UCSD Neurosciences Graduate Program, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Martha W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bagnall
authors.forename: Sascha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: du Lac
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002529:Cerebellar Nuclei / Q000502:physiology*; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology