Researchers from the University of New Hampshire looked at the developmental process of the cerebral cortex—the outermost layer of the brain—and examined how neurons, or nerve cells, refine their ...

Certain developmental signals shape not only the human embryo but also play a significant role in maintaining our genetic blueprints. They prevent alterations in the genome, known as mosaicism. An ...

A new study demonstrates that neural stem cells in the developing cerebral cortex branch into parallel lineages early in ...

Proprioception, the body’s quiet sense of position and movement, depends on sensory neurons that are genetically programmed ...