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How the structure of neural networks relates to their function is an important unsolved mystery.
Understanding how brain cells form can tell us how the structure of neural networks relates to their function, which is an important unsolved problem in neuroengineering. Shown here are young cells (red) two weeks into their transformation into neurons. Cell nuclei are in blue.
Credit: Arun Mahadevan, Qutub Lab, Department of Bioengineering, Rice University
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