AMPA	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-propionic acid
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
cLTP	chemically induced long-term potentiation
CNS	central nervous system
CRMP2	collapsin response mediator protein 2
DG	dystroglycan
ECM	extracellular matrix
EphB2	ephrin type-B receptor 2
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
ERM	ezrin, radixin, moesin
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
GABAA	γ-aminobutyric acid type A
GAP	GTPase activating protein
GDI	guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor
GEF	guanine nucleotide exchange factor
ICAM-5	intracellular adhesion molecule-5
L-LTP	late-phase long-term potentiation
LTP	long-term potentiation
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
NCAM	neural cell adhesion molecule
NLGN1	neuroligin 1
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartic acid
PAK	p21-activated kinase
PKA	protein kinase A
PM	plasma membrane
PTM	post-translational modifications
PTZ	pentylenetetrazole
ROCK	Rho-associated protein kinase
sLTP	structural long-term potentiation
TrkB	tyrosine kinase B