Dysfunctional synaptic competition at dendritic spines in Fragile X syndrome
Yazmín Ramiro Cortés, Alexandra Marie Panzarino, María Victoria Villaverde Royo, Kiseko Shionoya, Inbal Israely
The paper investigates synaptic competition during long-term depression in Fragile X Syndrome, finding that FXS mutant neurons lack competition, allowing all stimulated spines to shrink.
bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience