Associative learning and memory are fundamental behavioral processes through which
organisms adapt to complex environments. Associative memory involves long‐lasting …

Long-term synaptic plasticity requires postsynaptic influx of Ca2+ and is accompanied by
changes in dendritic spine size. Unless Ca2+ influx mechanisms and spine volume scale …

Dendritic spines are the postsynaptic components of most excitatory synapses in the
mammalian brain. Spines accumulate rapidly during early postnatal development and …

Recent studies show that dendritic spines are dynamic structures. Their rapid creation,
destruction and shape-changing are essential for short-and long-term plasticity at excitatory …

Evidence indicates that long-term memory formation involves alterations in synaptic efficacy
produced by modifications in neural transmission and morphology. However, it is not clear …

Dendritic spines, small bulbous postsynaptic compartments emanating from neuronal
dendrites, have been thought to serve as basic units of memory storage. Despite their small …

Nonlinear interactions between coactive synapses enable neurons to discriminate between
spatiotemporal patterns of inputs. Using patterned postsynaptic stimulation by two-photon …

Recent research extends our understanding of brain processes beyond just action potentials
and chemical transmissions within neural circuits, emphasizing the mechanical forces …

Dendritic spines are multifunctional integrative units of the nervous system and are highly
diverse and dynamic in nature. Both internal and external stimuli influence dendritic spine …

Modeling studies suggest that clustered structural plasticity of dendritic spines is an efficient
mechanism of information storage in cortical circuits. However, why new clustered spines …