Metaplasticity

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Author: Dr. Wickliffe C. Abraham, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Author: Dr. Ben Philpot, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina

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Dr. Wickliffe C. Abraham accepted the invitation on 4 September 2007 (self-imposed deadline: 31 May 2008).

This article will briefly cover: The basic concept of metaplasticity followed by a consideration of the model systems used for its study, potential mechanisms, and relevance to behavior and clinical neurology.

Invited by: Dr. Eugene M. Izhikevich, Editor-in-Chief of Scholarpedia, the peer-reviewed open-access encyclopedia
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