Hippocampal pyramidal neurons are critical for learning and memory. Degeneration of hippocampal neurons and their circuit connections is a key driver of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. (IMAGE)

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Hippocampal pyramidal neurons are critical for learning and memory. Degeneration of hippocampal neurons and their circuit connections is a key driver of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Hippocampal pyramidal neurons are critical for learning and memory. Degeneration of hippocampal neurons and their circuit connections is a key driver of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease

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