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    Researchers locate mechanism underlying plasticity in grownup brains

    Developing brains continuously sprout new neuronal connections called synapses as they understand and remember. Important connections — the ones that are repeatedly introduced, such as how to avoid danger — are nurtured and reinforced, while links deemed unnecessary are pruned away. Adult brains experience similar pruning, but it was unclear why or how synapses in