| AMPA | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| CKAMP | Cysteine-knot AMPA receptor modulating protein |
| CNIH | Cornichon |
| DLG | Discs large homolog |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FGF | Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| GRIP1 | Glutamate Receptor Interacting Protein 1 |
| GSG1L | Germ Cell-Specific Gene 1-Like Protein |
| Hz | Hertz |
| LTP | Long-term potentiation |
| MAGI1 | Membrane-Associated Guanylate Kinase Inverted 1 |
| mEPSC | Miniature excitatory postsynaptic current |
| PDZ | Post synaptic density protein (PSD95), Drosophila disc large tumor suppressor (Dlg1), and zonula occludens-1 protein (zo-1) |
| PICK1 | Protein Interacting with C Kinase-1 |
| PSD | Postsynaptic density |
| SAP | Synapse-associated protein |
| TARP | Transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory proteins |
| Wnt | Wingless/Integrated |