Some Brain Synapses May Be Targeted By Immune System, Stanford Researchers Find

A baby’s brain has a lot of work to do, growing more neurons and connections. Later, a growing child’s brain begins to pare down these connections until it develops into the streamlined brain of an adult.Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered the sculptor behind that paring process: the immune system.The value of this discovery goes beyond understanding how connections are weeded out in a normal, developing brain. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Immune System / Vaccines on December 15th, 2007