Experience Matters: Enrichment Remodels Synaptic Inputs to Adult-Born Neurons
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New neurons are continuously integrated into adult hippocampal circuitry and play important roles in cognitive and affective functions. In this issue of Neuron, Bergami et al. (2015) report an experience-dependent remodeling of the afferent connectivity of adult-born dentate granule neurons.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 85 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015