NMDA receptor mediated plasticity figure reference Because most of this research is over a decade old, finding a paper with a figure that clearly shows that (neuronal) synaptic plasticity (such as long-term potentiation/LTP) is NMDA receptor mediated has proven very difficult for me. Is there a good reference for this?

One of the "Boss references" (nearly 11000 citations right now) for this is Bliss and Collingridge, _A Synaptic Model of Memory: Long-Term Potentiation in the Hippocampus_. Being from 1993, it has references to some of the earlier work in this field (if that's what you're looking for). It notes the different forms of NMDA-dependent and independent plasticity. Another paper, also from 1993, on this topic is Malenka and Nicoll, _NMDA-receptor-dependent synaptic plasticity: multiple forms and mechanisms_

Some nice reviews with more recent work, focusing on the NMDAR itself include:

* Paoletti et al, _NMDA Receptor Subunit Diversity: Impact on Receptor Properties, Synaptic Plasticity and Disease_
* Lau & Zukin, _NMDA Receptor Trafficking in Synaptic Plasticity and Neuropsychiatric Disorders_



and their references.