How cortical nerve cells form synapses with neighbors

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 17:30 in Biology & Nature

Important new light has been shed on how neurons in the developing brain make connections with one another. This activity, called synapse validation, is at the heart of the process by which neural circuits self-assemble.

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