Abstract
This chapter explores some of the molecular events contributing to memory formation and how, when these events malfunction, disturbances in memory occur. After a brief discussion of signaling in the hippocampus, we will explore the topics of human mental retardation syndromes that involve disruption of these processes, including Angelman syndrome (AS), Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)-associated learning disorders, Coffin-Lowry syndrome (CLS), Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS), and Rett syndrome (RTT).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-41,384 |
Journal | Progress in Brain Research |
Volume | 157 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- CBP
- CaMKII
- ERK
- MAPK
- MeCP2
- NF1
- RSK
- epigenetics
- learning
- mental retardation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience