Brain Rules for Baby (John Medina) / quote 6 of 91
Migrating neurons like loosed bloodhounds
Cell migration reminds me of when tracking bloodhounds are suddenly loosed from the sheriff’s truck to pick up the scent of a criminal. Neurons bolt out of their ectodermal cages, crawling over one another, sniffing out molecular cues, pausing, trying out different pathways, slithering helter-skelter throughout the developing brain.