Schaeffer collaterals

Introduction

The 3rd fiber pathway of the trisynaptic circuit through the hippocampal formation. Fibers originate from pyramidal cells in the CA3 region of the hippocampus & synapse on pyramidal cell dendrites in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. Long-term potentiation (LTP) is observed in association with the Schaeffer collaterals.

More general terms

• brain structure
• CNS white matter tract

Additional terms

• cornus ammonis [CA]-1
• cornus ammonis [CA]-3
• long term potentiation (LTP)
• trisynaptic circuit