Synaptogenesis definitions

Synaptogenesis

1) Developmental neuroscience 2) Formation of a synapse
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Synaptogenesis is the formation of synapses between neurons in the nervous system. Although it occurs throughout a healthy person`s lifespan, an explosion of synapse formation occurs during early brain development, known as exuberant synaptogenesis. Synaptogenesis is particularly important during an individual`s `critical periods` of life, dur...
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