New directions for complex systems in contemporary neuroscience: a morphodynamic and emergent function approach
Enver M. Oruro, Grace E. Pardo, Alberto A. Rasia-Filho, Norberto Garcia-Cairasco · 2026
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Enver M Oruro and colleagues published a 2026 perspective proposing that neuroscience treat the shape of neurons as an emergent level in its own right. Complex systems thinking locates emergence at circuits or behavior. The neuron counts as a simple building block. The authors argue that a neuron's branching form emerges from interactions among growth processes, neighboring cells, and synaptic contacts. That form then shapes what networks can do.
They develop the argument through three arenas: how neuron shape diversity influences circuit function, how mother-infant relationships unfold, and how epilepsy intertwines with psychiatric comorbidity. Examples draw on animal models and human data, organized around structure, function, and behavior. The piece aligns with an international digital campus effort on complex systems the authors cite as a collaborative home. Their aim is to give morphodynamics, the study of changing form, a firmer place in how brain science explains emergent function.
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| CREATOR | Enver M. Oruro, Grace E. Pardo, Alberto A. Rasia-Filho, Norberto Garcia-Cairasco |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 85 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |