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Strength in numbers

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To store information, the brain modulates synapses, which mediate communication between neurons. A closer look hints that subcellular changes in response to groups of synapses facilitate this process.

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Figure 1: A closer look at plasticity.

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  1. Nelson Spruston is in the Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, 2205 Tech Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. spruston@northwestern.edu,

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Spruston, N. Strength in numbers. Nature 452, 420–421 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/452420a

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