Two Paired-Pulse Facilitation Questions

[Zanos Stavros]

Dear colleagues,

Im working on a project about the effects of certain aspects of synaptic 
physiology, on the dynamics of well-characterized realistic neural networks. 
My question is concerned with a possible physiological role of paired-pulse 
facilitation (PPF), which is a short-lasting (<1 sec) increase in a second 
evoked population EPSP (pEPSP) when it follows shortly after a first, and it 
is thought to have a presynaptic locus in CA1 hippocampus.

Is anyone of you aware of any references dealing with the physiological role 
of PPF in neuronal and synaptic function ? Also, it has been showed that PPF 
changes in a rather complicated manner after the induction of LTP, and I 
wandered if there are any references dealing with the role of this influence 
in synaptic plasticity.

Thank you in advance for any answers,

-- 
Zanos Stavros
Aristotle Univ School of Medicine
Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece

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