Study Finds Only a Small Portion of Synapses May Be Active (VIDEO)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Columbia University scientists have developed a new optical technique to study how information is transmitted in the brains of mice. Using this method, they found that only a small portion of synapses -- the connections between cells that control brain activity -- may be active at any given time.

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