Reconsolidation as a mechanism for the homeostatic regulation of synaptic strength

在大脑和脊髓中，信息通过称为突触的连接在神经细胞之间传递，突触在功能上连接神经细胞，并作为化学交流的关键点。通过改变两个神经细胞的连接程度，可以改变这些细胞之间的信息流。改变神经细胞之间连接强度的能力是神经系统的一种基本属性，称为可塑性。这些突触强度的可塑性变化被认为是记忆和学习的基石。

In the brain and spinal cord, information is passed between nerve cells through connections called synapses that functionally join nerve cells and serve as key points for chemical communication. The flow of information between these cells can be changed by changing how strongly connected two nerve cells are. The ability to change the strength of connections between nerve cells is a fundamental property of the nervous system called plasticity. These plastic changes in synaptic strength are thought to form the building blocks of memory and learning.