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Cortical Synaptic Refinement

Cortical Synaptic Refinement is a neurobiological process that belongs to the category of synaptic pruning mechanisms, distinguished by its selective elimination and strengthening of synapses in the cerebral cortex during postnatal development to optimize neural circuitry for efficient information processing.

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102

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2017–2026

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Overexpression of schizophrenia susceptibility factor human complement C4A promotes excessive synaptic loss and behavioral changes in mice

Melis Yilmaz, Esra Yalçın, Jessy Présumey et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2020 · 329 citations · Full text

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Nerve injury and repair – a challenge to the plastic brain

Göran Lundborg · Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System · 2003 · 328 citations · Full text

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The Developmental Switch in GABA Polarity Is Delayed in Fragile X Mice

Qionger He, Toshihiro Nomura, Jian Xu et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2014 · 230 citations · Full text

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Astrocytes refine cortical connectivity at dendritic spines

W. Christopher Risher, Sagar S. Patel, Il Hwan Kim et al. · eLife · 2014 · 185 citations · Full text

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The postnatal development of synapses in the visual cortex of the cat and the effects of eyelid closure

D.A. Winfield · Brain Research · 1981 · 184 citations

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Authors

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  1. YO
    Yoichi Oda

    Nagoya University, Japan

    3 publications · 47 citations

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  2. BS
    Beth Stevens

    Boston Children's Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 514 citations

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  3. LR
    Lothar Resch

    Toronto Western Hospital, Canada

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. MA
    Meredith A. Clifford

    Georgetown University, United States

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. GL
    Garey Lj

    Changsha Medical University, China

    1 publications · 121 citations

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Institutions

47

  1. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    126 citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    238 citations

  3. Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    2.7K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    124 citations

  6. Duke University Hospital

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    12 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. Stanford Medicine

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    105 citations

  8. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

    Puebla City, Mexico

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

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  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    4 publications · 394 citations

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  2. Brain Research

    3 publications · 214 citations

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  3. Neural Development

    ND · 2 publications · 31 citations

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  4. Experimental Brain Research

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  5. Cell Reports

    2 publications · 82 citations

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