ReviewThe Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry2024
Activity-Dependent Synapse Refinement: From Mechanisms to Molecules.
Review in The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Synaptogenesis and Synaptic Refinement During Cerebellar Circuit Formation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Region- and Layer-Specific Glutamatergic Synapse Development in the Nascent Cortical Hierarchy.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026Article
- GenX exposure induces neurodevelopmental impairment and synaptic toxicity in hESC-derived cerebral organoids.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- A vicious cycle of microglial dysfunction: bridging synaptic pruning and neuroinflammation across the neurodevelopmental continuum.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Activity-driven proprioceptive synaptic refinement in the developing spinal cord by complement signaling mechanisms.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Experience-dependent control of synaptic remodeling and structural plasticity by glia.Current opinion in neurobiology · 2025Review
- The Gut-Brain Axis in Schizophrenia: The Implications of the Gut Microbiome and SCFA Production.Nutrients · 2023Review
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Abstract
The refinement of immature neuronal networks into efficient mature ones is critical to nervous system development and function. This process of synapse refinement is driven by the neuronal activity-dependent competition of converging synaptic inputs, resulting in the elimination of weak inputs and the stabilization of strong ones. Neuronal activity, whether in the form of spontaneous activity or experience-evoked activity, is known to drive synapse refinement in numerous brain regions. More recent studies are now revealing the manner and mechanisms by which neuronal activity is detected and converted into molecular signals that appropriately regulate the elimination of weaker synapses and stabilization of stronger ones. Here, we highlight how spontaneous activity and evoked activity instruct neuronal activity-dependent competition during synapse refinement. We then focus on how neuronal activity is transformed into the molecular cues that determine and execute synapse refinement. A comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying synapse refinement can lead to novel therapeutic strategies in neuropsychiatric diseases characterized by aberrant synaptic function.
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