Dendritic spines are the major sites of synaptic transmission in the central nervous system.
Alterations in the strength of synaptic connections directly affect the neuronal …

Dendritic spines are small protrusive structures on dendritic surfaces, and function as
postsynaptic compartments for excitatory synapses. Plasticity of spine structure is associated …

Activity-dependent plasticity of synaptic structure and function plays an essential role in
neuronal development and in cognitive functions including learning and memory. The …

Mammalian excitatory synapses express diverse types of synaptic plasticity. A major
challenge in neuroscience is to understand how a neuron utilizes different types of plasticity …

The majority of the postsynaptic terminals of excitatory synapses in the central nervous
system exist on small bulbous structures on dendrites known as dendritic spines. The actin …

Dendritic spines form typical excitatory synapses in the brain and their shapes vary
depending on synaptic inputs. It has been suggested that the morphological changes of …

In the central nervous system, most excitatory post-synapses are small subcellular structures
called dendritic spines. Their structure and morphological remodeling are tightly coupled to …

Drebrin is an actin‐binding protein that changes the helical pitch of actin filaments (F‐actin),
and drebrin‐decorated F‐actin shows slow treadmilling and decreased rate of …

Activity-regulatedcytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) protein is implicated as a master
regulator of long-term forms of synaptic plasticity and memory formation, but the …

Although diabetic encephalopathy (DE) is a major late complication of diabetes, the
pathophysiology of postural instability in DE remains poorly understood. Prior studies have …