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Moving molecules make synapses

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Two groups use a fluorescently tagged postsynaptic density protein and time-lapse imaging to track the location and timing of synapse formation in the developing brain.

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Figure 1: Hypothetical scheme of events in the formation of spine synapses during nervous system development.

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