Remodeling synapses with a cytokine This Week in Neuroscience

TWiN explains how a cytokine produced by neurons activates microglia which modify the extracellular matrix and remodel synapses, leading to memory consolidation.
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IL-33 promotes synaptic plasticity (Cell) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Music is by Ronald Jenkees
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