Expansion - based Remodling (IMAGE)

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Expansion - based Remodling

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Reconstructions of example neurons in the primary visual cortex at eye opening (left) and after 2–3 weeks of visual experience (right). Each dot marks a spine, the site of a connection from another neuron. As vision matures, neurons grow larger and gain many more connections.  Scale bar: 50 microns

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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

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