title: Superior Colliculus Does Play Dice.
abstract: Random is not a word often used in describing nervous system organization and its development. Yet, in this issue of Neuron, Owens et al. (2015) identify stochastic interactions of molecular and activity-dependent forces that can produce heterogeneous retinocollicular maps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: dkerschensteiner@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kerschensteiner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003463:Cues; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*