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A new Science study finds that different dendritic segments of a single neuron follow distinct rules.

The results challenge the idea that neurons follow a single learning strategy and offer a new perspective on how the brain learns and adapts behavior. scim.ag/3YQdUZK #SciencePerspective
Dendritic arbors structure memories
Synapses on different dendritic domains store distinct types of information
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April 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Increasing prevalence of autism is due, in part, to changing diagnoses www.psu.edu/news/researc... - many cases of what used to be called 'intellectual disability' are now being diagnosed as 'autism'
Increasing prevalence of autism is due, in part, to changing diagnoses | Penn State University
The greater than three-fold increase in autism diagnoses among students in special education programs in the United States between 2000 and 2010 may be due in large part to the reclassification of ind...
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April 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM