Abstract
Cognitive deficits are among the most devastating changes associated with the aging process. Age-related decrement in performance on learning tasks is correlated with substantial changes in neuronal signal processing in the hippocampus. Here we show that elevated expression of small-conductance Ca 2+-activated K+ channels (SK channels) of the SK3 type in hippocampi of aged mice contributes to reduced long-term potentiation (LTP) and impaired trace fear conditioning, a hippocampus-dependent learning task.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 911-912 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Nature Neuroscience |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)