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LTP - A mechanism in search of a function

Jeffery, KJ; (2000) LTP - A mechanism in search of a function. BEHAV BRAIN SCI , 23 (2) 286 - 287. 10.1017/S0140525X00232445. Green open access

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Abstract

Shors & Matzel (1997) suggest replacing the question “Is LTP a mechanism of learning?” with “Is LTP a mechanism of arousal and attention?” However, the failure of experiments to verify the LTP-learning hypothesis may arise not because it is untrue, but because in its current guise, it is not properly testable. If so, then the LTP-attention hypothesis is untestable, as well.

Type: Article
Title: LTP - A mechanism in search of a function
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X00232445
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00232445
Language: English
Additional information: © 2000 Cambridge University Press
Keywords: LONG-TERM POTENTIATION, CEREBRAL-CORTEX, ASSOCIATIONS, SATURATION, MEMORY, MAZE, MICE
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Experimental Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/72087
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