Key Mechanism In Development Of Nerve Cells Found

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 19:28 in Biology & Nature

Chaos brews in the brains of newborns: the nerve cells are still bound only loosely to each other. Researchers have been studying how a neural network capable of processing information effectively is created out of chaos. A team in Finland has now found a new kind of mechanism that adjusts the functional development of nerve cell contacts.

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