The biochemistry of learning and memory

Autor: John M. Tuchek, Danielle D. Fagnou
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. :279-286
ISSN: 1573-4919
0300-8177
DOI: 10.1007/bf01076589
Popis: An overview of some of the biochemical and molecular events involved in the process of learning and memory are presented in a short review. Two invertebrate models of learning are considered: the gill-withdrawal reflex of Aplysia and avoidance learning in Drosophila melanogaster. Particular attention is paid to the biochemical mechanisms underlying both the development of long-term potentiation (LTP) and passive avoidance learning (PAL) in the young chick. The role of several biological molecules in learning and memory are considered, for example, protein kinase C (PKC), Ca(++)-Calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII), GAP-43, and glutamate receptors.
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