Excess immune pruning of synapses in neural cells derived from patients with schizophrenia
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Investigators have found evidence that the process of synaptic pruning, a normal part of brain development during adolescence, is excessive in individuals with schizophrenia. The study is the first to directly observe excessive synaptic pruning in cells from patients with schizophrenia.