Yale researchers identify key genetic switch for brain maturation
Yale researchers identify key genetic switch for brain maturation.
Neuron
Researchers Turn One Form of Neuron into Another in the Brain.
A new finding by Harvard stem cell biologists turns one of the basics of neurobiology on its head, demonstrating that it is possible to turn one type of already differentiated neuron into another within the brain.
The flow of transport vesicles containing NgCAM(axonal protein) around a brain cell.
Video depicting the flow of transport vesicles containing NgCAM, an axonal protein. (Courtesy of Don Arnold and Sarmad Al-Bassam)
Anatomy of a Neuron
This video discusses the basic features of neurons and how they communicate with one another.
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The Origin of the Brain
The human brain contains over 100 billion neurons, and roughly 1 quintillion synapses. But how did it all get started? How did the first nervous systems, the first brains evolve? How did a bunch of simple cells evolve into a biological computer?
