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… grows exponentially, rapidly increasing the number of synapses between neurons, some of which are then pruned back … are covered with receptors that are either excitatory or inhibitory, meaning they are capable of increasing or … Nedivi’s lab was able to resolve excitatory (yellow) and inhibitory (white) post-synaptic areas. This figure is from a …

… have now observed how the brain’s place cells stave off inhibitory input in the process of establishing their tuning … epilepsy all-optical physiology hippocampus spatial memory inhibitory neurons synapse function … to suppress the incoming circuit connections, called “synapses,” of a specific type of inhibitory neuron. If the …

… and edits circuit connections between neurons, called synapses, to enable learning and memory. Nedivi didn’t want … one could track them by watching daily in the same animal. Inhibitory neurons constantly remodeled connections with their excitatory partners. Inhibitory synaptic connections had never been visualized …

… in brain tissue PSD synapse formation synapse assembly inhibitory synapses MAP … components of receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA in inhibitory synapses (so called because they reduce a neuron’s …

… Neuroscientists knew that neural connections called synapses would strengthen with strong input but Cooper’s … the field’s understanding of structural plasticity of both inhibitory neurons and inhibitory synapses, especially in the adult brain where …

… consistency in representation is governed by a circuit of inhibitory neurons vision visual cortex multiphoton microscopy visual system inhibitory neurons inhibitory circuits … only inhibit excitatory cell activity via connections, or “synapses,” on the spiny tendrils called dendrites that extend …