Menu

Blog

Nov 30, 2021

Study Reveals a Protein’s Key Contribution to Heterogeneity of Neurons

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Summary: Just one protein situated on the synapse can profoundly alter how some neurons communicate and implement plasticity.

Source: picower institute for learning and memory.

The versatility of the nervous system comes from not only the diversity of ways in which neurons communicate in circuits, but also their “plasticity,” or ability to change those connections when new information has to be remembered, when their circuit partners change, or other conditions emerge.

Comments are closed.