Neural patterning

Human brain organoids are endowed with regional topography using engineered signaling centers.

The cortical distribution of Cajal–Retzius cells is regulated by the vesicular trafficking protein VAMP3 and contributes to the specification of higher-order cortical areas.

Two new studies highlight the contribution of dendrite–substrate interactions to dendritic morphogenesis inDrosophila melanogastersensory neurons.

Repetitive spontaneous activity in developing neural networks causes spatiotemporal clustering of functional synapses on dendrites.

Hedgehog signalling establishes spatial correspondence between olfactory receptor neurons and their targets in the brain through a two-step mechanism.

Repetitive neural responses may enhance recall of faces and words.