His and Hers (IMAGE)

University College London

His and Hers

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The image is an artistic rendition of the adult male (blue) and hermaphrodite (pink) C. elegans head connectivity. The male-specific addition of glial-derived interneurons (red) remodels brain circuits during sexual maturation to generate sexually dimorphic plasticity in learning.

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Justina Yeung, UCL

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