How neurons are created and integrate with each other is one
of biology’s greatest riddles. Researcher Dietmar Schmucker from VIB-KU Leuven
unravels a part of the mystery in Science magazine. He describes a mechanism
that explains novel aspects of how the wiring of highly branched neurons in the
brain works. These new insights into how complex neural networks are formed are
very important for understanding and treating neurological diseases.