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Astrocytes eat connections to maintain plasticity in adult brains


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IMAGE: A 3-D animated image showing our synapse phagocytosis reporter in mouse hippocampus. Presynapses in green, astrocytes in white, and microglia in blue. Phagocytosed presynapses by glia were shown in red..
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Developing brains constantly sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they learn and remember. Important connections the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger are nurtured and reinforced, while connections deemed unnecessary are pruned away. Adult brains undergo similar pruning, but it was unclear how or why synapses in the adult brain get eliminated.
Now, a team of researchers based in Korea has found the mechanism underlying plasticity and, potentially, neurological disorders in adult brains. They published their findings on December 23 in ....

South Korea , Hyoeun Lee , Joon Hyuk Lee , Ji Young Mun , Seulgi Noh , Suk Chung , Young Lee , Department Of Brain , Department Of Biological Sciences , Cognitive Sciences , Samsung Science Technology Foundation , National Research Foundation Of Korea , Research Group For Neurovascular Unit , Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science , Korea Brain Research Institute , Research Group For Neural Circuit , Korea Advanced Institute Of Science , Won Suk Chung , Biological Sciences , Professor Chung , Hyungju Park , Samsung Science , Technology Foundation , National Research Foundation , Korea Advanced Institute , Ji Young Kim ,