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Aging-related Synaptic Pruning

Aging-Related Synaptic Pruning is a neurobiological process characterized by the progressive elimination of synapses in the aging brain, distinguished from developmental synaptic pruning by its association with age-dependent neuroimmune activation and cognitive decline.

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2017–2026

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Cross-level unification : A computational exploration of the link between deterioration of neurotransmitter systems and dedifferentiation of cognitive abilities in old age

Shu Li, Ulman Lindenberger · Max Planck Digital Library · 1999 · 255 citations · Full text

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Neurite Sprouting and Synapse Deterioration in the Aging Caenorhabditis elegans Nervous System

Márton L. Tóth, Ilija Melentijevic, Leena Shah et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2012 · 219 citations · Full text

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Reduction in Size of Perforated Postsynaptic Densities in Hippocampal Axospinous Synapses and Age-Related Spatial Learning Impairments

Daniel A. Nicholson, Rie Yoshida, Robert W. Berry et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2004 · 207 citations · Full text

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The effects of aging on layer 1 in area 46 of prefrontal cortex in the rhesus monkey

Amy T. Peters · Cerebral Cortex · 1998 · 165 citations · Full text

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Life span and synapses: will there be a primary senile dementia?

Robert D. Terry, Robert Katzman · Neurobiology of Aging · 2001 · 157 citations

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Authors

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  1. MG
    Michael G. Stewart

    The Open University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  2. AT
    Amy T. Peters

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 195 citations

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  3. HA
    Heather A. Davies

    The Open University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  4. JM
    Jacob M. Dundee

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. ML
    Márton L. Tóth

    Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

    1 publications · 219 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    376 citations

  2. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    516 citations

  3. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    362 citations

  4. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    344 citations

  5. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    2 h-index

    14 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    170 citations

  7. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  8. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    600 citations

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  1. Neurobiology of Aging

    4 publications · 241 citations

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  2. Journal of Neuroscience

    4 publications · 524 citations

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  3. Neuroscience

    3 publications · 139 citations

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  4. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

    2 publications · 160 citations

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  5. Cerebral Cortex

    2 publications · 241 citations

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