Health official calls on neuroscience to fight mental illness
New clues to autism, schizophrenia emerge from studies of synapses
Branches called dendrites extending from a nerve cell (green) receive messages from other neurons at tiny protrusions called dendritic spines. A faulty protein in the spines may be related to a wide range of mental disorders.
UC San Diego Health
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