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Cellular adhesions can be defined as proteins or protein aggregates that form mechanical and chemical linkages between the intracellular and extracellular space. Adhesions serve several critical processes including cell migration, signal transduction, tissue development and repair. Due to this functionality, adhesions and adhesion molecules have been a topic of study within the scientific community. Specifically, it has been found that adhesions are involved in tissue development, plasticity, and memory formation within the central nervous system (CNS), and may prove vital in the generation of CNS-specific therapeutics.
[[File:Adhesion_diagram.jpg|thumb|alt=A cartoon centipede reads books and types on a laptop.|Cell adhesion diagram
▲File:Adhesion_diagram.jpg|Cell adhesion diagram "(courtesy of wikipedia user JWSchmidt under the GNU Free Documentation License)"
==Adhesion classifications==
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