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Developmental Synaptic Elimination

Developmental Synaptic Elimination is a neurobiological process belonging to the class of synaptic pruning mechanisms, distinguished by its selective removal of redundant or weak synaptic connections during critical periods of neural circuit maturation to optimize brain connectivity and function.

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2017–2026

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Regional differences in synaptogenesis in human cerebral cortex

Peter R. Huttenlocher, Arun S. Dabholkar · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1997 · 3.1K citations · Full text

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Schizophrenia: Caused by a fault in programmed synaptic elimination during adolescence?

Irwin Feinberg · Journal of Psychiatric Research · 1982 · 1.4K citations

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Regressive Events in Neurogenesis

William Cowan, James W. Fawcett, Dennis D.M. O’Leary et al. · Science · 1984 · 1.3K citations

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Elimination of Synapses in the Developing Nervous System

Dale Purves, Jeff W. Lichtman · Science · 1980 · 811 citations

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Synaptogenesis in human visual cortex — evidence for synapse elimination during normal development

Peter R. Huttenlocher, Christian de Courten, L.J. Garey et al. · Neuroscience Letters · 1982 · 756 citations

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Authors

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  1. JW
    Jeff W. Lichtman

    Harvard University, United States

    9 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. JM
    Jean Mariani

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    8 publications · 562 citations

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  3. MW
    Masahiko Watanabe

    Hokkaido University, Japan

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. MK
    Masanobu Kano

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. CL
    Cynthia L. Jordan

    Michigan State University, United States

    4 publications · 104 citations

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Institutions

155

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    61 publications

    4.8K citations

  2. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    590 citations

  4. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    5 h-index

    24 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    22 publications

    686 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 7 publications · 619 citations

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  3. Science

    6 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. Brain Research

    5 publications · 256 citations

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  5. Journal of Neurobiology

    5 publications · 114 citations

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