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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Buttery, P., Mason, C. Maintaining stability in the face of change. Nat Neurosci 6, 1117–1119 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1103-1117
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