Sentences with phrase «nerve circuit development»
Inside the spinal cord of a zebrafish embryo, new neurons light up in different colors, letting scientists track nerve circuit development.
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Scientists studying brain diseases may need to look beyond nerve cells and start paying attention to the star - shaped cells known as «astrocytes,» because they play specialized roles in the development and maintenance of nerve circuits and may contribute to a wide range of disorders, according to a new study by UC San Francisco researchers.
Molofsky is a psychiatrist who studies how astrocytes organize nerve circuits, and how disruptions of these nerve circuits during development or disease may involve abnormal astrocyte function.
This discovery is the first demonstration that different types of astrocytes exist to support development and survival of distinct nerve circuits at specific locations within the central nervous system.