Plasticity of Parvalbumin-Expressing Basket-Cell Networks

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Which type of cells are linked to enhanced plasticity during critical periods of early life?

  • Excitatory cells
  • Basket cells (correct)
  • Pyramidal cells
  • Interneurons

What effect does environmental enrichment have on hippocampal PV-network configurations in adult mice?

  • It increases the number of low-differentiation basket cells (correct)
  • It decreases the number of low-differentiation basket cells
  • It increases the number of high-differentiation basket cells
  • It decreases the number of excitatory-to-inhibitory synaptic-density ratios

What effect does fear conditioning have on hippocampal PV-network configurations in adult mice?

  • It decreases the number of low-differentiation basket cells
  • It decreases the number of excitatory-to-inhibitory synaptic-density ratios
  • It increases the number of high-differentiation basket cells (correct)
  • It increases the number of low-differentiation basket cells

What is the role of parvalbumin (PV) neurons in modulating learning in adults?

<p>They modulate learning by targeting the differentiation state of PV neurons (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the research described in the text?

<p>The mechanisms involved in learning and memory processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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