To understand the function of cortical circuits, it is necessary to catalog their cellular
diversity. Past attempts to do so using anatomical, physiological or molecular features of …

The procedure of neurogenesis has made numerous achievements in the past decades,
during which various molecular biomarkers have been emerging and have been broadly …

The primate cerebral cortex displays a hierarchy that extends from primary sensorimotor to
association areas, supporting increasingly integrated function underpinned by a gradient of …

The structures of dendrites and axons form the basis for the connectivity of neural network,
but their precise relationship at single-neuron level remains unclear. Here we report the …

The abilities of stem cells to self-renew and form different mature cells expand the
possibilities of applications in cell-based therapies such as tissue recomposition in …

Dendrite branching and spine formation determines the function of morphologically distinct
and specialized neuronal subclasses. However, little is known about the programs …

Enough species have now been subject to systematic quantitative analysis of the
relationship between the morphology and cellular composition of their brain that patterns …

Pyramidal neurons are the most common cell type and are considered the main output
neuron in most mammalian forebrain structures. In terms of function, differences in the …

A leading neurobiologist explores the fundamental function of dendritic spines in neural
circuits by analyzing different aspects of their biology, including structure, development …

Few morphological differences have been identified so far that distinguish the human brain
from the brains of our closest relatives, the apes. Comparative analyses of the spatial …