long-term potentiation
Physiology
noun
Long-lasting enhancement of neurotransmission at a synapse following stimulation of the synapse under certain conditions, which is believed to be a cellular mechanism of plasticity in the brain and to be involved especially in learning and memory; abbreviated LTP.
Origin
1970s.
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