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          synaptic pruning

          This image shows a draeing of a brain made up of interconnecting lines to represent a network.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·July 17, 2015·4 min read

          Algorithms Based on Brains Make For Better Networks

          Researchers take inspiration from the developing brain to create improved computer algorithms.
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          This shows synapses
          AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·April 15, 2020·5 min read

          Autism in males linked to defect in brain immune cells and microglia

          An over-production of eIF4E impairs microglial cells, hampering their ability to effectively prune synapses and leading to autism-like behaviors in male mouse models of ASD.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·January 2, 2017·10 min read

          Babies Exposed to Stimulation Get a Brain Boost

          Contrary to popular belief, exposing children to stimuli early can help to boost their development, researchers report.
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          Image shows the brain regions affected by pregnancy.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 19, 2016·4 min read

          Baby Brain: Pregnancy Brain Changes Last 2 Years After Birth

          Study reports significant reduction in gray matter volume in brain regions associated with social cognition for up to two years following birth.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 25, 2019·5 min read

          Brain anatomy changes with maturation to adolescence

          White matter tracts show increasing maturation with age from the back to the front of the brain. The maturations begin as a child reaches 9-12 years of age. The maturity correlates with a critical and formative period of development.
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          immune cells
          FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 17, 2018·2 min read

          Brain Development Influenced by Immune System

          A new study provides further evidence for immune system activation during pregnancy and disruptions in brain development. Many adult diseases, researchers say, may originate during fetal development.
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          Image shows a brain.
          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·February 3, 2017·4 min read

          Brain Plasticity: How Adult Born Neurons Get Wired

          Researchers report adult neurogenesis not only helps increase the number of cells in a neural network, it also promotes plasticity in the existing network. Additionally, they have identified the role the Bax gene plays in synaptic pruning.
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          astrocytes
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·January 4, 2018·3 min read

          Brain’s Immune System May Be Key to Better Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders

          Researchers investigate how synaptic pruning occurs during development in hopes of discovering how neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders occur.
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          Image shows a C. elegan.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·May 16, 2016·4 min read

          C. elegans Study Reveals How Differences in Male and Female Brains Emerge

          Researchers have identified how sexually dimorphic connections arise in the nervous systems of nematode worms.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·March 26, 2018·3 min read

          Captured on Film For the First Time: Microglia Nibbling on Synapses

          A new electronic microscopy study has captured microglia perform their role in synaptic pruning.
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          This image is a neuron from the brain of a young person with autism.
          AutismElectrophysiologyFeatured
          ·August 21, 2014·5 min read

          Children with Autism Have Extra Synapses in Brain

          According to a new study, children with autism have an excess of synapses in the brain, due to a slowdown of the normal pruning process during development.
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          Schematic shows how beta-amyloid (Aß) oligomers, the classical complement cascade and microglia work together to induce synapse loss in the pre-plaque Alzheimer's disease brain.
          FeaturedNeurology
          ·March 31, 2016·5 min read

          Curbing Synapse Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease

          Researchers have shows how synapses are lost during early Alzheimer's disease.
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