Journal of Biology - Most viewed articlesMost viewed articles in last 30 days from Journal of Biology (ISSN 1475-4924) published by BioMed CentralSpatially patterned gradients of synaptic connectivity are established early in the developing retina- June 9, 2008 Retinal neurons receive input from other cells via synapses and the position of these synapses on the neurons reflects the retinal regions from which information is received. A new study in Neural Development establishes that the spatial distribution of excitatory synaptic inputs emerges at the onset of synapse formation rather than as a result of changes during neuronal reorganisation.http://jbiol.com/content/7/5/15 |