Flip of a single molecular switch makes an old mouse brain young

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

The flip of a single molecular switch helps create the mature neuronal connections that allow the brain to bridge the gap between adolescent impressionability and adult stability. Now researchers have reversed the process, recreating a youthful brain that facilitated both learning and healing in the adult mouse.

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