AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 2, 2019·5 min readThe neuroscience of autism: New clues for how condition beginsA mutation of the Memo1 gene results in the disruption of radial glial cell scaffold, causing misplaced and disorganized layers. The mutation may be responsible for brain development abnormalities associated with autism.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 21, 2019·3 min readDiscovery of the cell fate switch from neurons to astrocytes in the developing brainThe FGF signaling pathway is an important extracellular regulator in the fate of neural stem cells switching from neurons to astrocytes in the cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 15, 2018·4 min readOne Gene Spurred Growth of Key Brain AreaResearchers have identified how the ASPM gene controls the growth of the cerebral cortex. They report mutations in this gene can reduce brain volume by half in human microcephaly cases.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 2, 2016·5 min readGene Critical For Human Brain Development IdentifiedResearchers report they have uncovered a gene responsible for brain development and also discovered how it may work.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 13, 2014·4 min readHumans’ Big Brains Might Be Due in Part to Newly Identified ProteinResearchers have identified a gene which could help explain why the human brain is larger than those of other animals.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 2, 2013·3 min readResearchers Discover Gene’s Key Role in Building the Developing Brain’s ScaffoldingResearchers pinpoint the role of the Arl13b gene in the formation and proper placement of neurons during brain development.Read More