Ultraweak Signals Can Cause Synaptic Depression and Adaptation

Jonathan B. Demb; Henrique von Gersdorff

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.03.005

Ultraweak Signals Can Cause Synaptic Depression and Adaptation

Jonathan B. Demb
, Henrique von Gersdorff

Vollum Institute

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Abstract

Synaptic depression at conventional synapses is usually caused by strong or prolonged stimuli, like tetanic bursts of afferent fiber discharge at high frequencies. In this issue of Neuron, Dunn and Rieke report that, in the retina, even the weakest stimuli, single photons, can lead to synaptic depression at ribbon-type synapses and adaptation of neuronal output to ambient light levels.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	802-804
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neuron
Volume	57
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2008.03.005
State	Published - Mar 27 2008

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