Plasticity in Dendritic Spines (IMAGE) Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Caption (Top) Images of dendritic segments before and after glutamate uncaging. (Bottom) Graphical representation of the averaged volume change of the stimulated dendritic spine (purple), adjacent spine (red), and dendrite (green) following glutamate uncaging. Credit Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.