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In the mice, the overabundance of these receptors led the neurons to make synaptic connections in the wrong places.

Turns out the mellow '70s folkie had stumbled upon what may explain a key feature of our brains that sets us apart from our closest relatives: We unhurriedly make synaptic connections through much of our early childhoods, and this plasticity enables us to slowly wire our brains based on our experiences.

Blockade of ongoing motor activity could also result from changes in the ability of axon terminals to make synaptic connections with muscle fibers.

These serotonergic neurons make synaptic connections with sensory neurons and interneurons in the signal pathway underlying the gill-withdrawal reflex.

In addition, determining whether heterotopic granule cells extend appropriate parallel fibers and make synaptic connections onto the dendrites of Purkinje cells would provide additional clues as to how MLH affect cerebellar circuitry.

Here, they make synaptic connections with projection neurons and local interneurons; projection neurons, take the odour information to higher brain centres (mushroom body and lateral horn) and local interneurons process the odour information locally in the antennal lobe.

The human cortex grows in size, develops complexity, makes synaptic connections and modifies as a function of the quality and quantity of sensory experience.

The optogenetic treatment helped the neurons re-grow small buds called dendritic spines, which form synaptic connections with other cells.

Dr. Olney said his studies showed that when neurons in the developing brain fail to make new synaptic connections, they are programmed to commit suicide, a process known as apoptosis.

"Psy," written and staged by Shana Carroll, often strains to make the synaptic connections between the mental and physical worlds.

In addition, the integrated cells were able to respond to light and make functional synaptic connections to downstream retinal targets.