Learning and Memory
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Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses. 2015, 415-456. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0017.ChaptersAppropriate postsynaptic targetsPostsynaptic action potentialsImmediate early gene FosPostsynaptic receptorsPostsynaptic targetsNMDA receptorsExcitatory neuronsExcitatory synapsesPostsynaptic sitesPresynaptic terminalsPostsynaptic partnersAction potentialsNeuromuscular junctionSynapse formationCertain synapsesChemical synapsesAdult animalsElectrical activitySynapsesReceptorsBiochemical changesMental retardation proteinEph receptorsCoordinated activitySuch reorganization