Adolescence is a critical period for the brains frontal cortex, where executive functions mature and vulnerabilities to psychiatric disorders emerge. A new study shows that microglia, the brains immune cells, directly shape dopamine circuits during this time by strengthening axonal connections.
Adolescence is a critical period for the brains frontal cortex, where executive functions mature and vulnerabilities to psychiatric disorders emerge. A new study shows that microglia, the brains immune cells, directly shape dopamine circuits during this time by strengthening axonal connections.
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