Sentences with phrase «connections during brain development»

Her research focuses on the signaling cascades underlying neural circuit connections during brain development, to understand how sensory experiences affect neural circuit wiring, and to identify novel factors required to maintain the health of neural circuits during aging.

In the Lu laboratory, we aim to elucidate the signaling cascades that establish neural circuit connections during brain development, to understand how sensory experiences and environmental factors affect neural circuit wiring and cognitive behaviors, and to identify novel factors required to maintain the health of neural circuits during aging.

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But researchers at UC Irvine recently revealed how DHA deficiency during pregnancy limits baby brain development — without enough DHA, brain cells aren't able to grow and form connections.

The team says it is not clear whether the unwanted connections are indispensable stepping stones or routine «overshoots» but the discovery may throw new light on diseases thought to result from misconnections during brain development, such as autism.

NRXN1 and CNTN6 are important during brain development and produce molecules that help brain cells form connections with one another.

Because people with trisomy 21 possess an additional copy of this gene, the oversupply may hinder the establishment of correct connections among brain cells during fetal development.

Early Childhood Milwaukee Public Library provides early literacy education for daycare providers and parents, resulting in more than 1,000 young participants who form critical reading connections and brain development during the first 1,000 days of life in Ready to Read early literacy programs for ages 0 — 5.