A tension-based theory of morphogenesis and compact wiring in the central nervous system

1997/01/01 by David C. Van Essen · 11 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Medicine · Neuroscience · #Anatomy #Biology #Central nervous system #Cerebellar cortex #Cerebral cortex #Classical mechanics #Cortex (anatomy) #Medicine #Morphogenesis #Nervous system #Neural dynamics and brain function #Neuroscience #Neuroscience and Neural Engineering #Physics #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies #Tension (geology) #White matter

paper · doi:10.1038/385313a0

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