synaptic connectivity

collocation in English

meaningsofsynapticandconnectivity

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synaptic
adjective
uk
/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/us
/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/
relating to the point at which electrical signals move from one nerve cell ...
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connectivity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkɒn.ekˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ˌkɑː.nekˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the ability of a computer, program, device, or system to connect with one or ...
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The presumed end-point for memory storage is the modulation ofsynapticconnectivity.
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Those young neurons that fail to establish adequatesynapticconnectivityand access to trophic factors do not survive.
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First, we defined structure, including network architecture, then activity patterns are determined, followed by the formation and modification ofsynapticconnectivitypatterns.
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The human cortex is plastic, its architecture reflects experience; innate specification ofsynapticconnectivityin the cortex is highly unlikely.
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Broadly speaking, two measures of prefrontalsynapticconnectivity, neuropil volume and dendritic spine density, are reduced.
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However, there are some notable developmental changes insynapticconnectivity.
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Schizophrenia as a disorder of developmentally reducedsynapticconnectivity.
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Here the attempt is made to define basic cortical circuits on the basis of quantitative studies of thesynapticconnectivityof identified cortical neurons and their molecular dissection.
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Innate specification ofsynapticconnectivityin the cortex is unlikely.
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Programmed cell death (also known as apoptosis) and synaptic pruning ensues for cells that fail to establish adequatesynapticconnectivityor access to growth (trophic) factors.
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Organization thus reviews anatomical data that integrate the overall spatial relations between a variety of brain regions with a selection of critical details of neural morphology andsynapticconnectivity.
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Hebb's rule states thatsynapticconnectivitychanges as a function of repetitive firing.
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In rats, where detailed studies of cellular physiology are possible, aging does not cause substantial cell loss in the hippocampus, but it alterssynapticconnectivityin several ways.
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