Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that immune cells known as microglia may play a key role in how the brain forms connections between neurons. For the study, ...
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Your baby’s brain is one of the first major organs to start developing. Learn more about fetal brain development and what ...
In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted ...
Researchers examine how the human skin responds to various stimuli, finding touch prompts the strongest nervous system response. Despite this, participants perceive sound as more arousing. This study ...
During development, neural crest cells, the precursors of neurons in the enteric nervous system, migrate throughout the digestive tract to provide innervation. However, in Hirschsprung disease, neural ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - In research with key ramifications for women of childbearing age, findings by Oregon State University scientists show that embryos produced by vitamin E-deficient zebrafish have ...
A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological ...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
A new study that compared the effects of cold and warm temperatures on the development of frog eggs into larvae found that environmental temperature significantly changes how the nervous system ...