TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Formation and Elimination of Synapses A1 - Kandel, Eric R. A1 - Koester, John D. A1 - Mack, Sarah H. A1 - Siegelbaum, Steven A. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Principles of Neural Science, 6e AB - SO FAR, WE HAVE EXAMINED THREE STAGES in the development of the mammalian nervous system: the formation and patterning of the neural tube, the generation and differentiation of neurons and glia, and the growth and guidance of axons. One additional step must occur before the brain becomes functional: the formation of synapses. Only when synapses are formed and functional can the brain go about the business of processing information. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/10 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180645331 ER -