Long-Term Potentiation

A persistent increase in synaptic efficacy, usually induced by appropriate activation of the same synapses. The phenomenological properties of long-term potentiation suggest that it may be a cellular mechanism of learning and memory.

Year introduced: 1994

PubMed search builder options

Subheadings:

Restrict to MeSH Major Topic.

Do not include MeSH terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy.

Tree Number(s): G11.561.638.350

MeSH Unique ID: D017774

Entry Terms:

• Long Term Potentiation
• Long-Term Potentiations
• Potentiation, Long-Term
• Potentiations, Long-Term

Previous Indexing:

• Synapses/physiology (1977-1993)

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Neuronal Plasticity
Long-Term Potentiation