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In this immersive VR experience and PHSCologram sculpture in- stallation, the Mighty Microglia is juxtaposed with imagery from Eliot Porter’s Intimate Landscapes Portfolio. Porter’s visceral por- traits of trees is a metaphor for pruning the synapses of the human brain. Microglia are the primary immune cells of the central ner- vous system that are in charge of pruning synapses. During synaptic pruning, the brain eliminates extra synapses–brain structures that allow neurons to transmit electrical or chemical signals to another