Synapse-specific stabilization of plasticity processes: The synaptic tagging and capture hypothesis revisited ten years later, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews (2008Reviews ( ), doi:10.1016Reviews ( /j.neubiorev.2008 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.A c c e p t e d m a n u s c r i p t
A c c e p t e d m a n u s c r i p tThe STC hypothesis revisited 2 Abstract A decade ago, the synaptic tagging hypothesis was proposed to explain how newly synthesized plasticity products can be specifically targeted to active synapses. A growing number of studies have validated the seminal findings that gave rise to this model, as well as contributed to unveil and expand the range of mechanisms underlying late-associativity and neuronal computation.Here, we will review what it was learnt during this past decade regarding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic tagging and synaptic capture. The accumulated experimental evidence has widened the theoretical framework set by the synaptic tagging and capture (STC) model and introduced concepts that were originally considered part of alternative models for explaining synapse-specific LTP. As a result, we believe that the STC model, now improved and expanded with these new ideas and concepts, still represents the most compelling hypothesis to explain late-associativity in synapse-specific plasticity processes. We will also discuss the impact of this model in our view of the integrative capability of neurons and associative learning.
wordsKeywords: synaptic plasticity; LTP; associative learning; neuronal computation; synaptic tagging; synaptic capture; metaplasticity
A c c e p t e d m a n u s c r i p tThe STC hypothesis revisited 3
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