This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

Scientists have created the most detailed 3D map of a mouse brain ever produced, a milestone that could revolutionize ...

Scanning electron micrograph of the surface of the embryonic mouse choroid plexus, showing numerous dome-shaped aposomes emerging from the epithelial layer after serotonin receptor 5HT2C activation.

Rie Natsume and her collaborators have recently developed an innovative and cost-effective method for generating rats that ...

To study the genetic causes of autism spectrum disorder, a Kobe University research team has created a bank of 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines containing the mutations most strongly associated ...

In vertebrate embryos, the folding and expansion of the neural plate into the neural tube, which is the precursor to the brain and spinal cord, involves complex morphological changes over ...

This important study presents a new method for longitudinally tracking cells in two-photon imaging data that addresses the specific challenges of imaging neurons in the developing cortex. It provides ...

Bioengineering scientists in the US have developed a soft, thin, and stretchable bioelectronic implant, which they integrated into a tadpole embryo’s nervous system to help them track neural ...