Term Information

Accession
GO:0031915
Name
positive regulation of synaptic plasticity
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
up regulation of synaptic plasticity, up-regulation of synaptic plasticity, upregulation of synaptic plasticity, activation of synaptic plasticity, stimulation of synaptic plasticity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A process that increases synaptic plasticity, the ability of synapses to change as circumstances require. They may alter function, such as increasing or decreasing their sensitivity, or they may increase or decrease in actual numbers. Source: GOC:mah
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0031915 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of positive regulation of synaptic plasticity (GO:0031915)
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positive regulation of synaptic plasticity [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of synaptic plasticity (GO:0048167)
Children of positive regulation of synaptic plasticity (GO:0031915)
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positive regulation of synaptic plasticity by chemical substance (GO:0051914) [is_a relation] is_a  positive regulation of synaptic plasticity
positive regulation of synaptic metaplasticity (GO:0031918) [is_a relation] is_a  positive regulation of synaptic plasticity
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