What was particularly striking, Stevens notes, is that the researchers also found high expressions of C1q, a protein involved in
normal synaptic pruning.
Not exact matches
MRIs of some people with schizophrenia show that parts of their brain are smaller than
normal, a feature associated with overactive
synaptic pruning in adolescence.
Synapse elimination, or «
synaptic pruning,» is a
normal process that occurs during development — and one that Stevens has been fascinated by for years.