Unveiling novel forms of hippocampal synaptic plasticity with microelectrode arrays.

Fabien Lanté (1) , Nadine Crouzin (1) , Michel Vignes (1)

1 IBMM - Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron [Pôle Chimie Balard]

In this report, we elucidate by use of microelectrode arrays novel forms of long-term depression and potentiation in the hippocampus which are triggered by low frequency afferent stimulation and which rely on the activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor of the fifth subtype (mGlu5 receptor).

Domaines: Neurosciences [q-bio.NC]

Fabien Lanté, Nadine Crouzin, Michel Vignes. Unveiling novel forms of hippocampal synaptic plasticity with microelectrode arrays.. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2008, 7 (2), pp.249-70. ⟨10.1142/s0219635208001800⟩. ⟨hal-00624666⟩