The early phase in long-term potentiation creates AMPA receptors for future use. This change only lasts a few hours and a slight increase in calcium is needed to maintain the change.

Early Phase in Long-Term Potentiation

Phases of LTP include:

- Early phase
- Late phase

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When two neurons repeatedly become stimulated, the signal transmission between them gets enhanced. This enhancement is known as long-term potentiation (LTP). 

Long-term Potentiation (LTP)

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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Long-term potentiation has been most commonly studied in the hippocampus, more specifically in the Schaffer collateral axons of the ca3 neurons and the ca1 pyramidal cells.

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