part_of part of part of results in maturation of pons development hindbrain maturation pons maturation GO:0021586 biological_process A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for the pons to attain its fully functional state. The pons lies above the medulla and next to the cerebellum. The pons conveys information about movement from the cerebral hemisphere to the cerebellum. developmental maturation anatomical structure maturation pons