New findings could pave the way for future research into brain evolution.
Genetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors influence the development o the cerebral cortex, a new study reports.
An overabundance of NOS1AP resulted in dendrites being stunted in the developing brains of rats, new research reports.
Researchers theorize early damage to the cerebellum can hinder neurodevelopment and could be a possible root of autism.
New research details where genes are turned on in the brain during pregnancy. The study provides new insight into diseases such as autism and the origins of human uniqueness.
Researchers use a computer algorithm to trace the shape of neurons and group them based on structural similarity. They were able to sort more than 350 mouse retinal neurons into 15 types, including six previously unidentified types.
New research provides deeper insights into the sleeping avian brain.
Researchers conduct a large scale genetic analysis of the cerebral neocortex at different stages during development, from neonatal to adulthood.
Using neuroimaging technology to measure the size and connectivity of the amygdala allows researchers to predict the degree of anxiety a young child experiences in daily life, a new study reports.
Genes alone don't determine how the cerebral cortex grows into separate functional areas. Input from the thalamus is also crucially required, a new study suggests.
Researchers discover a new phase of synaptic development. The finding could lead to a better understanding of how learning and memory occur.
UCLA researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer's disease during sleep. They discovered that the entorhinal cortex behaves as if it's remembering something, even under anesthesia, a finding that counters conventional theories about memory consolidation during sleep.
