The authors are in the Department of Pathology and the Center for Neurobiology & Behavior, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032, USA. cam4@columbia.edu
How does the brain orchestrate the integration of new neurons into mature circuitry, without disrupting those circuits in the process? Mizrahi and Katz provide a new perspective on how the brain manages this dilemma, by showing that the dendritic backbone of mitral/tufted cells in the adult olfactory bulb is remarkably stable despite learning and neuron turnover.
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