Neuroplasticity

  1. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
    1. Synaptic Plasticity
      1. Synaptic Structure and Function
        1. Presynaptic Components
          1. Postsynaptic Components
            1. Synaptic Cleft
              1. Neurotransmitter Systems
              2. Hebbian Theory
                1. Principles of Hebbian Learning
                  1. Experimental Evidence
                    1. Modern Interpretations
                      1. Limitations and Extensions
                      2. Long-Term Potentiation
                        1. Induction Mechanisms
                          1. NMDA Receptor Activation
                            1. Calcium Influx Requirements
                              1. Coincidence Detection
                              2. Expression Mechanisms
                                1. AMPA Receptor Trafficking
                                  1. Presynaptic Changes
                                    1. Structural Modifications
                                    2. Molecular Basis
                                      1. NMDA Receptors
                                        1. AMPA Receptors
                                          1. Calcium Signaling Pathways
                                            1. Protein Kinases
                                              1. Transcription Factors
                                              2. Early-Phase LTP
                                                1. Short-Term Molecular Changes
                                                  1. Post-Translational Modifications
                                                    1. Immediate Gene Expression
                                                    2. Late-Phase LTP
                                                      1. Protein Synthesis Requirements
                                                        1. Structural Synaptic Changes
                                                          1. Gene Transcription
                                                            1. Synaptic Tagging
                                                          2. Long-Term Depression
                                                            1. Induction Mechanisms
                                                              1. Low-Frequency Stimulation
                                                                1. Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors
                                                                  1. Calcium Dynamics
                                                                  2. Expression Mechanisms
                                                                    1. AMPA Receptor Internalization
                                                                      1. Presynaptic Changes
                                                                        1. Structural Modifications
                                                                        2. Molecular Basis
                                                                          1. Calcium Signaling
                                                                            1. Protein Phosphatases
                                                                              1. Endocytosis Machinery
                                                                            2. Synaptic Pruning
                                                                              1. Developmental Pruning
                                                                                1. Activity-Independent Mechanisms
                                                                                  1. Programmed Cell Death
                                                                                    1. Synaptic Competition
                                                                                    2. Activity-Dependent Pruning
                                                                                      1. Use-Based Selection
                                                                                        1. Competitive Mechanisms
                                                                                          1. Environmental Influences
                                                                                          2. Molecular Mechanisms
                                                                                            1. Complement System
                                                                                              1. Microglia Activation
                                                                                                1. Synaptic Tagging
                                                                                              2. Homeostatic Plasticity
                                                                                                1. Synaptic Scaling
                                                                                                  1. Global Scaling Mechanisms
                                                                                                    1. Local Scaling Mechanisms
                                                                                                      1. Molecular Mediators
                                                                                                      2. Intrinsic Excitability Changes
                                                                                                        1. Ion Channel Regulation
                                                                                                          1. Membrane Properties
                                                                                                          2. Network Stability Mechanisms
                                                                                                            1. Inhibitory Plasticity
                                                                                                              1. Metaplasticity
                                                                                                          3. Structural Plasticity
                                                                                                            1. Neurogenesis
                                                                                                              1. Stages of Neurogenesis
                                                                                                                1. Proliferation
                                                                                                                  1. Migration
                                                                                                                    1. Differentiation
                                                                                                                      1. Integration
                                                                                                                      2. Adult Neurogenesis
                                                                                                                        1. Hippocampal Neurogenesis
                                                                                                                          1. Dentate Gyrus
                                                                                                                            1. Functional Integration
                                                                                                                              1. Behavioral Relevance
                                                                                                                              2. Olfactory Bulb Neurogenesis
                                                                                                                                1. Subventricular Zone
                                                                                                                                  1. Migration Pathways
                                                                                                                                    1. Functional Integration
                                                                                                                                    2. Controversial Sites
                                                                                                                                      1. Neocortical Neurogenesis
                                                                                                                                        1. Striatal Neurogenesis
                                                                                                                                      2. Regulation of Neurogenesis
                                                                                                                                        1. Environmental Factors
                                                                                                                                          1. Exercise
                                                                                                                                            1. Enrichment
                                                                                                                                              1. Learning
                                                                                                                                              2. Hormonal Influences
                                                                                                                                                1. Growth Factors
                                                                                                                                                  1. Stress Hormones
                                                                                                                                                    1. Sex Hormones
                                                                                                                                                    2. Pathological Conditions
                                                                                                                                                      1. Injury
                                                                                                                                                        1. Disease
                                                                                                                                                          1. Aging
                                                                                                                                                      2. Dendritic Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                        1. Dendritic Arborization
                                                                                                                                                          1. Growth Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                            1. Retraction Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                              1. Activity Dependence
                                                                                                                                                                1. Developmental Patterns
                                                                                                                                                                2. Spine Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Spine Formation
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Spine Elimination
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Spine Morphology Changes
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Activity-Dependent Regulation
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Dendritic Branching
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Branch Addition
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Branch Retraction
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Environmental Influences
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Axonal Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Axonal Sprouting
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Collateral Formation
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Terminal Sprouting
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Guidance Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Axonal Regeneration
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Growth Cone Dynamics
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Guidance Cues
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Inhibitory Factors
                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Synaptic Targeting
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Target Recognition
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Synapse Formation
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Refinement Processes
                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Glial Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Astrocyte Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Morphological Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Functional Modifications
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Synaptic Modulation
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Neurotransmitter Uptake
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Metabolic Support
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Oligodendrocyte Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Myelination Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Remyelination
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Activity-Dependent Myelin Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. White Matter Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Microglial Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Activation States
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Synaptic Pruning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Immune Functions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Neuroprotection

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