A simple role for BDNF in learning and memory?

Since its discovery almost three decades ago, the secreted neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been firmly implicated in the differentiation and survival of neurons of the CNS. More recently, BDNF has also emerged as an important regulator of synaptogenesis and synaptic plastic...

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Main Authors: Carla Cunha, Riccardo Brambilla, Kerrie L Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.02.001.2010/full