Enhancement of hippocampal field potentials in rats exposed to a novel, complex environment

Patricia E. Sharp; Bruce L. McNaughton; Carol A. Barnes

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(85)90105-2

Enhancement of hippocampal field potentials in rats exposed to a novel, complex environment

Patricia E. Sharp, Bruce L. McNaughton, Carol A. Barnes

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Abstract

The hippocampus plays a crucial role in place learning in rodents and also exhibits a long-term enhancement of synaptic strength and postsynaptic excitability following electrical stimulation of its principal afferents. In the present report we suggest that these two observations may be related, by demonstrating an increase in synaptic and postsynaptic field potential amplitudes resulting from exposure to a spatially complex environment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	361-365
Number of pages	5
Journal	Brain Research
Volume	339
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(85)90105-2
State	Published - Jul 29 1985
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

hippocampus-synaptic enhancement-environmental enrichment-spatial learning-field potential-population spike-perforant path

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General Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Clinical Neurology
Developmental Biology

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