Synapse formation and remodeling |
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Authors: | ZhenGe Luo |
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Affiliation: | LUO ZhenGe Institute of Neuroscience , State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience,Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 200031,China |
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Abstract: | Synapses are specialized structures that mediate information flow between neurons and target cells,and thus are the basis for neuronal system to execute various functions,including learning and memory.There are around 1011 neurons in the human brain,with each neuron receiving thousands of synaptic inputs,either excitatory or inhibitory.A synapse is an asymmetric structure that is composed of pre-synaptic axon terminals,synaptic cleft,and postsynaptic compartments.Synapse formation involves a number of cell ... |
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Keywords: | synapse development neuronal activity synaptic plasticity |
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