TY - JOUR T1 - This Week in The Journal JF - The Journal of Neuroscience JO - J. Neurosci. DO - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.twij.45.30.2025 VL - 45 IS - 30 SP - etwij45302025 AU - McKeon, Paige Y1 - 2025/07/23 UR - http://www.jneurosci.org/content/45/30/etwij45302025.abstract N2 - A Mechanism for Behavioral Maturation in Male MiceJule GonzÃ¡lez Delgado, Katrin Pickrodt, Yuanyuan Ji, Sarah KrÃ¼ger, Jana F RieÃŸ et al.(see article e2062242025)GonzÃ¡lez Delgado et al. explored whether there are long-term neural changes that occur as the brain matures during puberty and adolescence. Using young male mice, they discovered an increase in cortical neuron dendrite morphology and a rearrangement of dendritic spines during emerging adulthood. This change in dendrite complexity was not only cortical layer specific, but it â€¦ ER -