GABA promotes the competitive selection of dendritic spines by controlling local Ca2+ signaling

Using two-color uncaging of glutamate and GABA in rat hippocampal slices, the authors show that appropriately timed activation of dendritic GABA A and glutamate receptors promotes spine shrinkage and elimination. These effects spread locally to adjacent spines, involve NMDA receptors and the recruit...

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