Presynaptic spike timing-dependent long-term depression at hippocampal CA3-CA1 synapses is evident until the third postnatal week in mice. The authors show that maturation beyond four weeks is associated with a switch to long-term potentiation in which astrocytes play a central role.
- Rafael Falcón-Moya
- Mikel Pérez-Rodríguez
- Antonio Rodríguez-Moreno