Chapter 3 Opener

Figure 3.1 A schematic representation of an excitatory synapse

Figure 3.1 A schematic representation of an excitatory synapse (Part 1)

Figure 3.1 A schematic representation of an excitatory synapse (Part 2)

Figure 3.2 The signaling cascade

Figure 3.3 Kinases are composed of an inhibitory and a catalytic domain

Figure 3.4 Ionotropic receptors

Figure 3.4 Ionotropic receptors (Part 1)

Figure 3.4 Ionotropic receptors (Part 2)

Figure 3.5 There are three types of glutamate receptors

Figure 3.6 The agonistic and antagonistic actions of drugs

In-Text Art, Ch. 3, p. 50 Graham Collingridge

Figure 3.7 APV, an NMDA receptor antagonist, prevents the induction of LTP but has no effect on its expression

Figure 3.8 The NMDA receptor

Figure 3.8 The NMDA receptor (Part 1)

Figure 3.8 The NMDA receptor (Part 2)

In-Text Art, Ch. 3, p. 53 Gary Lynch

Figure 3.9 AMPA receptors traffic into and out of dendritic spines

Figure 3.10 The number of theta-burst stimuli (TBS) determines the duration of LTP

Figure 3.11 A sequence of events leading to the induction of LTP

Figure 3.12 Changes in synaptic strength that support LTP