Astrocytes use the MEGF10 receptor to prune synapses in the striatum, a process essential for dopamine-driven motor learning.
When we learn a new motor skill—whether mastering a piano passage or refining balance while walking—the brain must reorganize ...
Synapse loss is a common feature of neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, and schizophrenia, ...
Synaptic pruning is a crucial neurodevelopmental process through which the brain refines its neural circuitry by systematically eliminating excess or weak synaptic connections. During early childhood ...
Astrocytes are notoriously two-faced—calmly coddling neurons one minute, then ruthlessly consuming their synapses the next. Why these dramatic mood swings? Blame the EphA4 receptor, according to a ...
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