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![Image of a large white nerve cell with long projections that are covered with green spots (synapses) and fine webbing of blue fibers, representing axons. Image of a large white nerve cell with long projections that are covered with green spots (synapses) and fine webbing of blue fibers, representing axons.](https://public4.pagefreezer.com:443/content/National%20Institutes%20of%20Health/21-07-2024T17:04/https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/news-events/research-matters/2024/20240521-synapses.jpg)
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Image of a large white nerve cell with long projections that are covered with green spots (synapses) and fine webbing of blue fibers, representing axons.
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A single neuron is shown with 5,600 of the nerve fibers (blue) that connect to it. The synapses that make these connections are in green.
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Google Research & Lichtman Lab, Harvard University. Renderings by D. Berger, Harvard
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A single neuron is shown with 5,600 of the nerve fibers (blue) that connect to it. The synapses that make these connections are in green.
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Image of a large white nerve cell with long projections that are covered with green spots (synapses) and fine webbing of blue fibers, representing axons.