Developing Cortex (VIDEO)
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Researchers use connectomic mapping in the developing cortex to uncover developmental wiring rules. How can you build neuronal networks that are more complex than anything known today? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, Germany, have mapped the development of inhibitory neuronal circuitry and report the discovery of distinct circuit formation principles. Their findings enable scientists to monitor the change of neuronal network structure longitudinally, capturing moments when an individual grows and adapts to its environment.
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Gour et al., Science 2020. DOI: 10.1126/science.abb4534
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