Preconceptions and prerequisites: Understanding the function of synaptic plasticity will also depend on a better systems-level understanding of the multiple types of memory
Open Peer Commentary Quartz & Sejnowski: Cognitive development
Preconceptions and prerequisites: Understanding the function of synaptic plasticity will also depend on a better systems-level understanding of the multiple types of memory
Richard G. M. Morris a1 a1 Centre for Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh EH8 9LE Scotland
r.g.m.morris@ed.ac.uk
Abstract
Although it is not their fault, Shors & Matzel's
attempt to review the LTP and learning hypothesis suffers from there
being no clear published statement of the idea. Their summary of
relevant evidence is not without error, however, and it oversimplifies
fundamental issues relating to NMDA receptor function. Their
attentional hypothesis is intriguing but requires a better
systems-level understanding of how attention contributes
to cognitive function.
