Abstract
The morphological basis of long-term sensitization of the gill-and-siphon withdrawal reflex in Aplysia was explored by examining the structure of identified sensory neuron synapses in control and behaviorally modified animals. Following long-term training, sensitized animals displayed an increase in the number of sensory neuron synapses compared to control animals. The relative permanence of these structural changes and their similarity in time course to the behavioral duration of sensitization suggest a role for synapse number changes during long-term memory.
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