Periodic Reporting for period 1 - LIPSYNING (Eat me microglia: lipid scrambling as a signal for synaptic pruning)

The development of the nervous system is associated with the generation of excess neuronal synapses that is followed by their removal, a process known as synaptic pruning. In the primate cortex, for example, 70% of connections are lost within the first six months of life. Why...