4-AP	4-aminopyridine
5HT	serotonin
ACh	acetylcholine
AMPARs	α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptors
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
BCs	basket cells
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CaM	calmodulin
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CF	climbing fiber
CNQX	6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
CNS	central nervous system
CSP	cysteine string protein
CTD	C-terminal cytoplasmic domain
DA	dopamine
DNQX	6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
DRG	dorsal root ganglion
eIPSCs	evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents
GRIA	Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic AMPA types
iGluRs	ionotropic glutamate receptors
IPSCs	inhibitory postsynaptic currents
KA	kainic acid
KARs	kainate receptors
LBD	ligand binding domain
LM	light microscopy
LTD	long-term depression
LTP	long-term potentiation
MAPK	mitogen-associated protein kinase
mGluRs	metabotropic glutamate receptors
mIPSPs	miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents
MLIs	molecular layer interneurons
NA	noradrenaline
NBQX	2,3-dioxo-6-nitro-7-sulfamoyl-benzo[f]quinoxaline
NK1	Neurokinin-1
NK1R+	Neurokinin-1 receptor expressing
NMDARs	N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
NSSP	non-synaptic synaptosome fractions
NTD	N-terminal domain
P	postnatal day
PAD	primary afferent depolarization
PAFs	primary afferent fibers
PCs	Purkinje cells
PICK1	protein interacting with C kinase 1
PKA	protein kinase A
SNAP-25	synaptosomal-associated protein-25
SNARE	soluble N-ethylmaleimide–sensitive factor attachment protein receptor
SV	synaptic vesicle
TCN	trigeminal caudal nucleus
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TMD	transmembrane domain
V-ATPase	vacuolar H+-ATPase
vGLUT	vesicular glutamate transporter
VSCCs	voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channel