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Silent Synapses May Provide Plasticity in Adulthood
Silent Synapses May Provide Plasticity in Adulthood
Inactive synapses—found on tiny neuronal projections called filopodia—are abundant in the adult brain, a mouse study suggests.
Inactive synapses—found on tiny neuronal projections called filopodia—are abundant in the adult brain, a mouse study suggests.
dendritic spines
Image of the Day: Lysosomes Go Traveling
The Scientist Staff | Aug 8, 2017 | 1 min read
To chew up waste in far-reaching dendritic spines, lysosomes are trafficked sometimes hundreds of microns away from the cell bodies of neurons in rats.
Cortical Computing
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 28, 2013 | 2 min read
A study shows that dendrites not only transmit information between neurons, but also process some of that information.