Origin of synaptic pruning process linked to learning, autism and schizophrenia identified

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 08:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Researchers have identified a brain receptor that appears to initiate adolescent synaptic pruning, a process believed necessary for learning, but one that appears to go awry in both autism and schizophrenia.

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