Synaptic plasticity

How the brain changes changes the strength of connections between neurones, to enable us to learn and remember.

[@tman7022]

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[@guitarfreak1333]

Finally, an explanation on the biological process. Thanks for the upload! :-)

[@kristianramserran]

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[@bradsillasen1972]

Finally found an explanation for what strengthening a synapse means.

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Great video! I loved how you kept saying "and how does this happen?" and then you continued. It seems like in other educational videos, it's always cut prematurely for one reason or another.

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[@TheSocialSmilingMonkey]

Great information 👍. If we think about physical properties and the physics of their potential a channel can be reinforced by continuing the flow of a molecule along the pathway. So the old saying ; "use it or loose it". Is very true to strengthening synapses and also on building pre-existing pathways within us.

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[@joefalk6455]

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apart from the volume problems at the beginning best video for understanding synaptic plasticity I could wish for

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[@severinmittermayer7092]

Hey, thank you for sharing this knowledge. If you'd be so kind, i have a request; Do you know a paper approaching the topic of how exactly protein kinase is influncing the "recycling" of AMPA receptors? Thank you again, Severin Mittermayer

[@vivivava1831]

Wow. Now I understand the role of Ca2+ in LTP and LTD better

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Really cool! It was not only very informative but also a kind of entertaining and I truly enjoyed it. Thank you! ;)

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But how does this happen? Hehe. Loved it! :)

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[@Organisierer]

this is great

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[@Calas0007]

Do you mind sharing your references you used for this video I'd really like to get into this topic by myself. I'm pretty new to this field and currently conducting research on this topic. Alternatively some key words (e.g Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity) besides neuronal plasticity would be very appreciated

[@thineshpathmaraja6670]

At 1:33, should it be metaBOtropic and ionoTROpic receptors, rather than metabolic and ionic? Are 'metabolic' receptors the same as 'metabotropic' receptors?

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[@ZzstivigizZ]

How does postsinaptic neuron despolirizes before the presinaptic does?

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[@AmitIka]

What causes the process of the post-synaptic firing 20 ms before pre-synaptic and the process of post-synaptic firing 20 ms after the pre-synaptic? Like what is the mechanism for the dendrite to go either way?

[@Organisierer]

+Amit Ika im not exactly sure, but i think its about coincidence of... lets say signals. i remember an experiment with snails, wherethey made them connect a slight touch with a later painful touch (leading to an action potential in associated neurons) to investigate LTP. i guess for complex bevhaviour, we could think of one signal activated by former experiences associations and one from outside, or something alike.

[@Organisierer]

+Amit Ika i think this has to do with the neurons basically "wanting" to predict what happens next.

[@j.dreessen8503]

In a nutshell, there is no mechanism. Individual neurons may have up to 10,000 inputs (aka pre-synaptic connections) each. This video is discussing the relationship between only two neurons. The mechanisms of LTP and LTD are basically nature's gain filter; if a pre-synaptic connection is consistently "synced up" with post-synaptic action potentials (i.e. pre fires ~20msec before post), that pre-synaptic neuron can be described as constructively interfering with the activity of the post-synaptic neuron. Over time, the concerted activation of the two yields LTP. However, if the post-synaptic neuron is firing *before* that same pre-synaptic neuron, then the signal from the pre-synaptic neuron is in essence irrelevant to the activation of the post-synaptic neuron. In other words, it's an unimportant connection. Because of the delay, the normal downstream effects of the release of GLU are diminished - fewer AMPA receptors will be inserted into the lipid bilayer at that synaptic cleft, making it more difficult for that specific synapse to trigger an excitatory response in the future (LTD). TL;DR: it's not that the post-synaptic cell fires before the pre-synaptic cell because of any one specific mechanism; the post-synaptic cell was simply excited beyond threshold by a different connection before the AP / NT from the pre-synaptic cell reached it. #betterlatethannever

[@giorgosgranitsiotis]

J. Dreessen thanks man...

[@tomaszsikora6723]

How does synaptic plasticity work for "inhibitory connections"? Is it the same as for excitatory?

[@BrainsExplained]

That's a good question! The answer is its complicated...there are a number of different ways inhibitory synapses undergo plasticity. Some of these ways are similar to the hippocampal plasticity in the video. Calcium flowing through NMDA receptors activates calcium dependent kinases or phosphatases which cause the post synaptic cell to insert more GABA receptors or take in GABA receptors respectively. These secondary messengers can also phosphorylate GABA receptors making them more effective. But there are also other different ways; in some cases when an excitatory pre-synaptic neurone stimulates a post synaptic neurone, the post synaptic neurone will release messengers which diffuse back across the synaptic cleft and cause nearby inhibitory neurones to release more or less GABA in the future. Also neuronal activity has also been found to alter the number of chloride transporters in a neurone. Changes in the concentration of chloride within a neurone will change how quickly chloride ions flow into a cell when GABA channels are open, making the existing GABA channels more or less inhibitory. If you're interested in reading further, this is probably the best paper I've found! www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21334194

[@tomaszsikora6723]

Thank you for your response! I'll try to figure this out. Thanks.

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[@adrianagNeuroFit]

Great video. What would make the post synaptic receptor fire first?

[@lancedeclemy4115]

I have this question too

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[@arielperez3434]

How does inhibition work? Are some synapses inhibitory? Why are they so? Would they also go through LTP / LTD?

[@scottweinblatt8178]

But wouldn't Homeostatic plasticity cancel out the effects of Spike-timing-dependent plasticity?

[@BrainsExplained]

Excellent question! You might think so but the answer is no, with Hebbian plasticity the information is thought to be stored in the pattern of the relative strengths of all the synapses. Homeostatic plasticity changes the global, overall excitability of the neurone through either: Changing the threshold voltage of the neurone, making it more or less likely to fire, but not changing the strengths of the synapses Or through "synaptic scaling", where the strengths of all of the synapses are changed BY THE SAME FACTOR, eg the strengths of all the synapses are doubled or the strengths are all halved. That means that the pattern of synaptic strengths, relative to each other stays the same, and the information is not lost. This paper explains it very nicely: Homeostatic plasticity in the developing nervous system Gina G. Turrigiano & Sacha B. Nelson Nature Reviews Neuroscience 5, 97-107 (February 2004)

[@aaronhamilton8997]

What about synesthesia and art? For example, when I attempt to memorize a concept or an experience, I make pun out of the it and put it into 'memory palace.' Does that mean that, let's say, a neuron responsible for a smell, like an aroma of coffee, will try to connect(via dendrite or axon terminal) to visual responsible neuron when they are 'fired' together, i.e. smelling and seeing the coffee at the same time? Sorry for my bad English

[@j.dreessen8503]

This is the idea behind the Pavlovian response! :)

[@rohitnalmada7695]

what determines which (pre/post synaptic neuron) fires first? And why do activities like studying cause the post synaptic neuron to fire within 20 milliseconds while some other activities don't?

[@cyborgtemplar1989]

I'd like to know the answer to this as well

[@cyborgtemplar1989]

the only thing that comes to mind is association or repetition. the more often something is done the more chances of an earlier action potential. since the cell has fired several times prior in that direction. and the more connections to a cell (association) the more action potentials reach a receptor along the axon, thus increasing the chances of an earlier pre-synaptic firing. . . this is just an assumption however.

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[@purplecircle7413]

Love how I’m learning about synaptic plasticity but I’m not able to develop the plasticity to understand plasticity in time for my midterm 😂

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sort the sound out.

[@diogo844]

Hi, Could you mention some references for the content of the video?

[@phidippusproject6980]

Has anyone given much consideration to biological boundaries? That is to say, can learning to play ball with one’s dog, or interact with a spider, be creating such synaptic development in both species? As we learn each other’s behaviors, it must be acknowledged that mutual learning occurs. And perhaps consider the posdibility that we are not unique in our neuroplasticity.

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Beauty

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[@Mrraz9960]

Hey this really helped me understand HOW synaptic plasticity occurs but WHY does the fact that two neurons that fire together become more linked helps us learn? wouldn't it just make us repeat what we already do?

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Leftie :)

[@brmsai4034]

but why would an independent depolarisation/repolarisation in the postsynaptic cell automatically mean a reduction in NMDA receptors? i get how lower ca2+ flow causes less NMDA receptors, but doesnt there need to be a starting point?

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