Scientists discover a molecular scaffold that guides connections between brain cells
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 10:42
in Biology & Nature
Brain cells known as neurons process information by joining into complex networks, transmitting signals to each other across junctions called synapses. But “neurons don’t just connect to other neurons,” emphasizes Z. Josh Huang, Ph.D., “in a lot of cases, they connect to very specific partners, at particular spots.”
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