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·December 19, 2013·3 min read

Brain Connections May Explain Why Girls Mature Faster

The process of neural connection re-organization begins earlier in girls. Researchers believe this may explain why they mature faster during teenage years.

This image shows a synaptic terminals captured via the brainbow technique.

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·August 27, 2015·4 min read

Surprising Data About Visual Connections in the Brain Revealed by ‘Brainbow’

A new study contradicts other research which indicates neurodevelopment weeds out most of the connections between retinal ganglion axons and target cells in the brain.

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·February 18, 2016·4 min read

Questioning the Theory of How the Nervous System Trims Its Branches

According to a new study, the survival of axons in a developing embryo comes from cells in the body and not the axon itself.

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·April 12, 2016·5 min read

Immune System Proteins Responsible for Fine Tuning and Reducing Motor Control

Researchers discover proteins that play an important role in the immune system may be responsible for fine tuning motor control during development and reducing motor function as we age.

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·May 2, 2016·3 min read

The Adult Brain Prunes Branched Connections of New Neurons

New neurons in the adult brain have more in common with embryonic brains than scientist thought, a new study reports.

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·October 6, 2016·6 min read

Neurons Continue to Migrate After Birth

Researchers have identified a previously unknown stage of human brain development.

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·January 4, 2018·3 min read

Brain’s Immune System May Be Key to Better Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers investigate how synaptic pruning occurs during development in hopes of discovering how neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders occur.

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·September 28, 2022·2 min read

The Unexpected Cells Helping to Shape Young Brains

During brain development, oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) contribute to the neural pruning process, helping to shape the healthy development of the brain.