During normal brain development, excess brain cells are born - when they die, clearing them out is the job of microglia.
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University, have made important discoveries about a cellular process that occurs
during normal brain development and may play an important role in neurodegenerative diseases.
«Given our previous studies, we wondered whether Arc is essential for controlling the critical period of plasticity
during normal brain development,» says Shepherd.
During normal brain development in the first weeks of life, precursor cells in the SVZ in the piglets give birth to neurons that migrate primarily to the prefrontal cortex, the team reports today in Science Translational Medicine.
«Our work suggests that fine - tuning messenger stability is an important mechanism orchestrating gene expression changes
during normal brain development.»
Not exact matches
She found that milestone achievement was abnormal in these monkeys: at six to eight weeks they were slow in starting to manipulate, and at ten months the increase in «motor disturbance behaviors» that normally occurs was prolonged.101 The author concludes, «These effects could occur as a result of effects on vulnerable
brain processes
during a sensitive period, interference with programming of [
normal]
brain development by endogenous [internal] agents or alteration in early experiences.»
Because babies need the fat in whole milk for
normal growth and
brain development during the busy early toddler period.
Folate is essential to the
normal development of your baby's spine,
brain and skull, especially
during the first four weeks of your pregnancy.
Cortical thinning is a
normal aspect of
brain development during early childhood, so Lebel says the findings suggest that the
brain may be developing prematurely in children whose mothers experience more depressive symptoms.
Preclinical studies suggest that Cdk5 is a gene that is important for the
normal wiring of the
brain during early
development and may be involved in some neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
Determination of transporter distributions and densities around select synapses in
normal adult
brains and how these parameters change
during development, ageing, drug use and disease
14:53 - According to Dr Cattaneo, the
normal HD gene seems to have important roles
during the
development of the
brain
This led scientists to deduce that
normal huntingtin is very important
during development, especially in the
brain.
Mild ID
during pregnancy might have an impact on
brain development, despite maintained
normal thyroid hormone levels.19 — 22 In the UK, a longitudinal study19 found 8 - year - old children have an increased risk of being in the lowest quartile of verbal IQ, if their mothers had mild ID in early pregnancy, than children of mothers with
normal iodine nutrition.
Some common explanations for ADHD include: chemical imbalance in the
brain, nutritional deficiencies, early head trauma /
brain injury, or impediments to
normal brain development (i.e. the use of cigarettes and alcohol
during pregnancy).