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LTP – A mechanism in search of a function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2000

Kathryn J. Jeffery
Kathryn J. Jeffery
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom kate@maze.ucl.ac.uk
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Abstract

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Shors & Matzel (1997) suggest replacing the question “Is LTP a mechanism of learning?” with “Is LTP a mechanism of arousal andattention?” However, the failure of experiments to verify the LTP-learning hypothesis may arise not because it is untrue, but because in its current guise, it is not properly testable. If so, then the LTP-attentionhypothesis is untestable, as well.

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Continuing Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 2000, pp. 286 - 287
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press