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| Title |
Can Molecular Gradients Wire the Brain?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trends in Neurosciences, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.tins.2016.01.009 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Geoffrey J. Goodhill |
| Abstract |
Concentration gradients are believed to play a key role in guiding axons to their appropriate targets during neural development. However, there are fundamental physical constraints on gradient detection, and these strongly limit the fidelity with which axons can respond to gradient cues. I discuss these constraints and argue they suggest that many axon guidance events in vivo cannot be explained solely in terms of gradient-based mechanisms. Rather, precise wiring requires the collaboration of gradients with other types of guidance cues. Since we know relatively little about how this might work, I argue that our understanding of how the brain becomes wired up during development is still at an early stage. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 40% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Japan | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 111 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 107 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 29% |
| Researcher | 25 | 23% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 14% |
| Unknown | 13 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 26% |
| Neuroscience | 28 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 16 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 May 2021.
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#1,339
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#93,521
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Outputs of similar age from Trends in Neurosciences
#18
of 22 outputs
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