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RSS FeedsDrugs that alter inhibitory targets offer therapeutic strategies for autism, schizophrenia
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21 february 2017 21:42:17

 
Drugs that alter inhibitory targets offer therapeutic strategies for autism, schizophrenia
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)
 


Memories are formed at structures in the brain known as dendritic spines, which communicate with other brain cells through `synapses.` The number of these brain connections decreases by half after puberty in a process termed adolescent `synaptic pruning` that is necessary for normal learning in adulthood. However, the pruning away of unnecessary synapses does not follow the normal process in diseases such as autism and schizophrenia, where the abnormality is thought to underlie many of the cognitive impairments associated with these disorders.


 
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