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ArticleScientific reports2025

In silico investigation of the puzzling dopamine effects on excitability and synaptic plasticity in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons.

Enrico Manara, Andrea Mele, Michele Migliore

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Enrico ManaraInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy.
Andrea MeleCentro di Ricerca in Neurobiologia-D. Bovet, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies-C. Darwin, Sapienza University, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Michele MiglioreInstitute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy. michele.migliore@cnr.it.

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EU project EBRAINS2.0 101147319Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), M4C2, funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU Project IR0000011, CUP B51E22000150006PRIN 2022 20228RMXBE
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Abstract

It has been shown that in the CA1 region of the hippocampus, dopamine modulates memory functions by influencing spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) and intrinsic neuronal properties. Although experimental findings have suggested potential mechanisms, their detailed interplay remains incompletely understood. Here, using a realistic CA1 pyramidal neuron model, we have investigated the possible effects of dopaminergic modulation on a neuron's signal integration and synaptic plasticity processes. The results suggest a physiological plausible explanation for the puzzling experimental observation that long-term potentiation (LTP) increases in spite of a reduction in the neuron's excitability, and explains why physiological dopamine levels are necessary for LTP induction. The model suggests experimentally testable predictions on which ion channel kinetic properties can modulate the interplay between synaptic plasticity and neuronal excitability, thereby identifying potential molecular targets for therapeutic intervention.

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CA1 Region, HippocampalDopamineNeuronal PlasticityPyramidal CellsAction PotentialsAnimalsComputer SimulationHumansLong-Term PotentiationModels, NeurologicalDopamineCA1Computational modelDopamineKASTDP

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PMID40998967
PMCPMC12464202

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