Superior Colliculus Does Play Dice

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2015 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Neuron, volume 87, pages 1,121-1,123 (issn: 0896-6273,

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Authors: Kerschensteiner, Daniel;

doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.023

pmid: 26402595

Superior Colliculus Does Play Dice

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Abstract

Random is not a word often used in describing nervous system organization and its development. Yet, in this issue of Neuron, Owens et al. (2015) identify stochastic interactions of molecular and activity-dependent forces that can produce heterogeneous retinocollicular maps.

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University of Mary
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Keywords

Neurons, Retinal Ganglion Cells, Brain Mapping, Superior Colliculi, Neuroscience(all), Animals, Visual Pathways, Cues

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