Fasting Modulates Synaptic Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus of Male Rats
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2019-05-17
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Choi, James
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Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary restriction regimen that involves alternating periods of eating with fasting. Studies in animal models have shown that IF increases the long-term potentiation of neural transmission in different regions of the hippocampus in the brain. Using in-vitro electrophysiology techniques, this research explores to see the effects of IF in modulating the effects of synaptic plasticity, in the form of long-term potentiation, in the lateral and medial perforant paths of the dentate gyrus.
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intermittent fasting, long-term potentiation, synaptic plasticity, in-vitro electrophysiology