Disappearing dendrites (IMAGE)

University of Minnesota

Disappearing dendrites

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The researchers found that a higher percentage of synapses disappeared after fear extinction in engram cells, or memory-encoded neurons, as opposed to non-engram cells.

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Hye Yoon Park, University of Minnesota

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