Cells have surface receptors that couple with proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

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Cells have surface receptors that couple to proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

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Comparison between human brain surface MRI reconstructions and ferret brain simulations for the cortical malformation polymicrogyria. A simple set of physical rules, including the relative thickness ...