Picture of the month

The brains of humans, whales, and some other animals are wrinkled, but how these folds form is one of the brain's biggest mysteries. The image shows a section of a mouse brain with specific genetic changes that cause its normally smooth surface to fold – providing new insights into the mechanisms that drive the formation of brain wrinkles. 

Emeritus group
Molecules – Signaling – Development
© Seung Hee Chun