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Adolescent Synaptic Pruning

Adolescent Synaptic Pruning is a neurodevelopmental process, belonging to the broader class of synaptic pruning mechanisms, that specifically involves the activity-dependent elimination of redundant or weaker synaptic connections in the adolescent brain to enhance neural efficiency and support cognitive maturation during puberty.

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2017–2026

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30 Years on: How the Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis of Schizophrenia Morphed Into the Developmental Risk Factor Model of Psychosis

Robin Murray, Vishal Bhavsar, Giada Tripoli et al. · Schizophrenia Bulletin · 2017 · 316 citations · Full text

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How synaptic pruning shapes neural wiring during development and, possibly, in disease

Jill Sakai · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 218 citations · Full text

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Synaptic number changes in the medial prefrontal cortex across adolescence in male and female rats: A role for pubertal onset

Carly M. Drzewiecki, Jari Willing, Janice M. Juraska · Synapse · 2016 · 179 citations

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Sex, puberty, and the timing of sleep EEG measured adolescent brain maturation

Ian G. Campbell, Kevin J. Grimm, Evan de Bie et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2012 · 165 citations · Full text

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The timing of neuronal loss across adolescence in the medial prefrontal cortex of male and female rats

Jari Willing, Janice M. Juraska · Neuroscience · 2015 · 161 citations

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Authors

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  1. DA
    David A. Lewis

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    3 publications · 277 citations

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  2. JW
    Jari Willing

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    2 publications · 340 citations

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  3. KN
    Kenneth N. Fish

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    2 publications · 185 citations

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  4. BB
    Bruno B. Averbeck

    National Institute of Mental Health, United States

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  5. JM
    Janice M. Juraska

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    2 publications · 340 citations

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Institutions

54

  1. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    508 citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    698 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    267 citations

  4. National Institute of Mental Health

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    57 citations

  5. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Fudan University

    Shanghai, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. SickKids Foundation

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    264 citations

  8. Neuroscience Research Australia

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    75 citations

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  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 5 publications · 523 citations

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  2. Neuroscience

    1 publications · 161 citations

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  3. Neuropsychopharmacology

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  4. Biological Psychiatry

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  5. Experimental Brain Research

    1 publications · 13 citations

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