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Weill Cornell Medicine

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Synapses are composed of presynaptic and postsynaptic terminals (blue) and are contacted by astrocytes (purple), a crucial non-neuronal cell type. Dementia-associated protein buildup in astrocytes causes abnormal release of immune factors (orange) that disturb presynaptic function and cause neuronal hyperactivity and cognitive decline in mice

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