The nervous system is populated by numerous types of neurons, each bearing a dendritic
arbor with a characteristic morphology. These type-specific features influence many aspects …

The complex, branched morphology of dendrites is a cardinal feature of neurons and has
been used as a criterion for cell type identification since the beginning of neurobiology …

Robust dendrite morphogenesis is a critical step in the development of reproducible neural
circuits. However, little is known about the extracellular cues that pattern complex dendrite …

Dendritic and axonal arbors of many neuronal types exhibit self-avoidance, in which
branches repel each other. In some cases, these neurites interact with those of neighboring …

Sensory dendrites depend on cues from their environment to pattern their growth and direct
them toward their correct target tissues. Yet, little is known about dendrite-substrate …

Netrin-1 is a secreted protein that directs long-range axon guidance during early stages of
neural circuit formation and continues to be expressed in the mammalian forebrain during …

Dendritic spines are the receptive contacts at most excitatory synapses in the central
nervous system. Spines are dynamic in the developing brain, changing shape as they …

Sensory neurons adopt distinct morphologies and functional modalities to mediate
responses to specific stimuli. Transcription factors and their downstream effectors …

A neuron's contribution to the information flow within a neural circuit is governed by the
structure of its dendritic arbor. The geometry of the dendritic arbor directly determines …

Dendrites from the same neuron usually develop nonoverlapping patterns by self-
avoidance, a process requiring contact-dependent recognition and repulsion. Recent …