New research reveals how inhibitory neurons connect with their target excitatory cells, identifying 2 molecules that enable a “handshake” 🤝 leading to synapse formation. Loss of coordination between the cell types is linked to disorders including epilepsy, depression, autism and schizophrenia. 🧠💔
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Ohio State News
One way brain ‘conductors’ find precise connection to target cells
Study in mice confirms molecules that link inhibitory, excitatory neurons