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dendritic spine

dendritic spine

a mushroom-shaped outgrowth along the dendrite of a neuron, which forms a synapse with the axon terminals of neighboring neurons. Research suggests that neurons develop dendritic spines as part of an organism’s learning process. Also called dendritic thorn.

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