Neurons born in the adult subventricular zone migrate a long way to their destination. A new study suggests that signals from the corticospinal fluid, in particular the chemorepellent Slit2, guide adult neuroblast migration.
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Götz, M., Stricker, S. Go with the flow: signaling from the ventricle directs neuroblast migration. Nat Neurosci 9, 470–472 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0406-470
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