Nice post. Another aspect of synaptic plasticity that you did not mention is post-synaptic translation (local translation in the dendritic spine). Long term spine remodeling must be accomplished through this mechanism and it must be sensitive to short term cues (hints of LTP talk here). Any comment?

i looooove local translation.. i'm sure it will come back up here before too long.. please keep coming back and commenting on it..

http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/10...-and- memory.php
http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/10...- activation.php
http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/10...breaks- down.php
http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/07...or-good- cat.php
http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/07...s-not- doing.php
http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/ 07...negative_15.php

Excellent! I'll have to peruse over those entries ...