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Doshisha University

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The synapses between the hypothalamic supramammillary nucleus (SuM) and the granule cells (GCs) of the dentate gyrus (DG) in the hippocampus exhibit a particular type of plasticity, called associative long-term potentiation (LTP), finds a new study by scientists from Doshisha University, Japan. This plasticity is mediated by the release of the neurotransmitter glutamate, but not by the neurotransmitter GABA.

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Yuki Hashimotodani from Doshisha University

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