The closely related synaptic vesicle membrane proteins synaptophysin and synaptoporin are abundant in the hippocampal formation of the adult rat. But the prenatal hippocampal formation contains only synaptophysin, which is first detected at embryonic day 17 (E17) in perikarya and axons of the pyramidal neurons. At E21 synaptophysin immunoreactivity extends into the apical dendrites of these cel...

Lesion and imaging studies have demonstrated that encoding of declarative memories, i.e. consciously accessible events and facts, is supported by processes within the rhinal cortex and the hippocampus, two substructures of the mediotemporal lobe (MTL). Successful memory formation has, for instance, been shown to be accompanied by the rhinal N400 component, followed by a hippocampal positivity, ...

morphine’s effects on learning and memory processes are well known to depend on synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus. whereas the role of the hippocampus in morphine-induced amnesia and state-dependent learning is established, the biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying these processes are poorly understood. the present study intended to investigate whether administration of morphine ...

Comparative research in neuroscience can contribute to the understanding of general principles underlying brain function; it can also provide testable hypotheses that direct future research. This chapter provides a comparative review of the neurophysiology of the hippocampal formation across mammals. Over the last 40 years, the vast majority of findings on hippocampal electrophysiology were bas...