Abstract

Understanding the mechanisms establishing the complex but precise pattern of connectivity characterizing neural circuits remains an immense challenge. In a recent issue of Neuron, Mao and colleagues (2018) provide new insights by showing that the activation kinetics of EphB2, a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase, control whether dendritic filopodia makes a synapse with candidate axons.

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