Competing programs shape cortical sensorimotor–association axis development

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10699-xMultispecies evidence supports the multinodal induction–exclusion in network development model, in which sensorimotor-to-association patterning is governed by compet…

Nature, Published online: 01 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10699-x

Multispecies evidence supports the multinodal induction–exclusion in network development model, in which sensorimotor-to-association patterning is governed by competing processes of induction and exclusion driven by two opposing transcriptomically defined programs.