Dendritic Spine Formation in Single Synapse During Long-Term Potentiation (IMAGE)

Duke University Medical Center

Dendritic Spine Formation in Single Synapse During Long-Term Potentiation

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Image shows the formation of dendritic spines during long-term potentiation in a single synapse. Signaling activity is color coded (red = high activity of Cdc42, blue = low activity). Activity is high only in the growing spine, and this shows Cdc42 helps to strengthen a synapse for long-term memory storage.

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Ryohei Yasuda, Duke University Medical Center

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