Neurodevelopment Archives - Knowing Neurons

microglia in purple against a black background, pink microglia pictured around the M, in the O, and as part of the A in the word microglia

Keionna Newton July 18, 2023July 11, 2023 Alzheimer’s disease, Microglia, Neurodegeneration, Neurodevelopment, Parkinson's Disease, synaptic plasticity

Neuro Primer: Microglia

By Keionna Newton Microglia structure and function As you go about each and every day, there are billions – yes, billions – of tiny little cells in your brain moving… Read More

Brain Development Science Policy

Yuki Hebner May 24, 2021 Abortion, Brain development, Cortex, cortical development, Development, Fetal Tissue, Healthcare, induced pluripotent stem cells, iPSC, Legislation, Neurodevelopment, Reproductive Health, Science Policy, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells

Compartmentalizing A Culture War: A Stem Cell Biologist’s Relationship With Abortion Policy

The use of fetal tissue for scientific research has long been at the intersection of political polarization and medical breakthroughs. In 2019, the Trump administration passed restrictions on human fetal… Read More

Brain Development Infographics Movement Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Rajamani Selvam October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Alternating Hemiplegia, ATP, Autosomal dominant, de novo mutation, Genetic Counseling, Infographic, Movement, Neurodevelopment, Paralysis, Physical Therapy, Seizure

Alternating Hemiplegia [Infographic]

Alternating Hemiplegia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects children. A characteristic symptom of the disorder is repetitive episodes of paralysis on one side or both sides of the body. The… Read More

Brain Basics Brain Development

Ilaria Vitali February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Autism, Development, developmental disorders, excitatory, Genetics, glia, Lissencephaly, Neural Progenitor Cells, Neurodevelopment, neuronal migration, Reelin, Schizophrenia, ventricular zone, Wnt

Neuronal Migration: A “Sliding Door” for the Future of the Brain

Have you ever wondered how each cell of our body reaches its correct place? It is even more astounding when you realize that our body is formed from only two… Read More

Image of book with DNA spiraling outwards towards the front cover of Innate

Brain Books

Gabrielle Torre January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Brain Books, Chromosomes, CRISPR, Gene editing, Genetics, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neurodevelopment

Book Review: Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are

Around the world, all populations of humans are essentially the same. The differences that make us who we are lie in differences among individuals, which result from only 0.1% of… Read More

Infographics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Rajamani Selvam January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 Autism, CpG, Development, MECP2, NDD, Neurodevelopment, neurodevelopmental disorer, Rett syndrome

What is Rett Syndrome?

Rett syndrome is a rare developmental disorder that affects girls primarily. In this infographic, neuroscientist Rajamani Selvam explains about the causes of Rett syndrome, clinical traits, and treatments available for the syndrome. You can… Read More

Infographics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Rajamani Selvam November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 Angelman syndrome, Brain development, Chromosome, cognitive development, genetic, Genetic Disorder, Infographic, Neurodevelopment

What is Angelman Syndrome?

Earlier this year, in a philosophical post, we considered whether children with a genetic disorder called Angelman syndrome are happy. Angelman syndrome is a rare disorder that many of our… Read More

Knowing Neurons - Artistic illustration of three different types of glial cells (astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes)

Aging Brain Basics Brain Development Neuro Primer Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Alexa Erdogan October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 Alzheimer’s disease, Astrocyte, Ependymal cells, glia, homeostasis, Immune cells, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Microglia, Neuro Primer, Neurodegenerative disease, Neurodevelopment, Neuroglia, Neuroscience history, Neurotransmitters, Oligodendrocyte, Rene Dutrochet, Rudolf Virchow, Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Synapse, synaptic plasticity, Synaptogenesis

Neuro Primer: Glia

Every single day, a group of cells work tirelessly to monitor and protect the neural architecture of your brain. Some of them even move around, scanning neural networks like recon… Read More

Brain Development Culture

Jack-Morgan Mizell August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 Adolescence, Adolescent, Adults, Aging, Anterior insula, Brain, Brain activity, Brain vulnerability, Cognitive neuroscience, Consequences, Decision-making, Development, Experience, Harvard, Insula, neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neuroscience, Sensory systems, Spindle neuron, Striatum, Teenagers, Teens, Von Economo neuron, WHO, World Health Organization

What Were You Thinking!?: Teenagers show different processing of positive and negative consequences across adolescence

Anyone who has spent time around teenagers knows they don’t always consider the full consequences of their actions. Just consider the dozens of YouTube videos involving falling dressers or fireworks… Read More

Brain Development Learning and Memory

Cameron McKay August 15, 2018September 7, 2018 Adult neurogenesis, Axon, Axons, Basic science, Brain, Cells, Connections, Cortex, Dendrite, Dendrites, Dendritic spine, Development, environment, Experience-dependent plasticity, Gray matter, Hippocampus, Human memory, Humans, Juggling, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Marian Diamond, Memories, Memory, MRI, MRI research, Neurodevelopment, Neurogenesis, Neurons, Neuroplasticity, Plasticity, Rats, Research, Science, Synapse, Synaptic pruning, Synaptogenesis, Taxi drivers, TBI, Traumatic brain injury, White matter

A Tale of Plasticities

You may have heard it repeated in the media and pop culture that humans’ brains don’t change at all after birth. However, the past several decades of neuroscience research have… Read More

Brain Basics Neuro Primer

Gabrielle Torre July 13, 2018May 31, 2021 Apoptosis, Axons, Biology, Brain, Brain development, Brain growth, Cell death, Cells, Cortex, Dendrites, Development, Infancy, Knowing Neurons, Learning, neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Plasticity, Science, Synapse, Synapses

Neuro Primer: Neurodevelopment

Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: Neurodesarrollo ~~~ How does your brain become a brain? Neurodevelopment is the crucial process through which every brain is formed.… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Development Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Joel Frohlich February 6, 2018April 24, 2019 Angelman syndrome, Brain Disorders, Cure, Disorders, Happiness, Health, Lobotomy, mood, Mood Disorders, Neurodevelopment, Neurology, Neuroscience, Parenting, Prefrontal Cortex, Psychiatry, Treament, Wellbeing

Are children with Angelman syndrome really happy?

This post was updated on April 24, 2019 to incorporate feedback from parents. Names have been changed to protect anonymity. What is health? What is happiness? We generally imagine the… Read More

52 Brain Facts

knowingneurons October 26, 2015 52 Brain Facts, Brain, Development, Inside-out, Layers, Neurodevelopment, Trifle

Myth or Fact? The brain forms inside-out.