Dendritic spines (IMAGE)

Picower Institute at MIT

Dendritic spines

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Observations of the small protrusions that line the dendrites of neurons, called spines, were critical in understanding the function of NMDA receptors in the new study, as well as a precursor to the research back in 2020. Image from Stepanie Barnes.

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Stephanie Barnes/MIT Picower Institute

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