Standard stimulus hippocampal LTP and LTD could not be induced in aged rats housed under normal conditions.
LTP and LTD could be induced in aged rats after short-term environmental enrichment.
The LTP induced in aged rats after short-term environmental enrichment was NMDAR-dependent.
Short-term environmental enrichment selectively enhanced phospho-Creb and Vegf expression in aged rats.
Short-term environmental enrichment resulted in weight loss in aged rats.