A cerebral organoid showing rosettes (or whirls) of newly developing and migrating new neurons (shown in purplish-red). Credit: Scripps Research Using stem cells generated from patients with a rare and
Image of a single quiescent neural stem cell with its hallmark cellular protrusion extending from the cell body from Drosophila larval brains six hours after larval hatching, with the membrane
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Most neurons in the human brain last a lifetime, and for good reason. Intricate, long-term information is preserved in the complex structural relationships between their synapses.
Alysson R. Muotri, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, U.S. Credit: Brain Medicine (2024). https://doi.org/10.61373/bm024k.0082 In an interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Alysson Muotri—Professor in the Department of Pediatrics
Perioperative Planning and Intraoperative Details of the Combined Whole Eye and Face Transplant Procedure. Credit: JAMA (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.12601 Three years ago, Aaron James, a utility lineman, lost half of
Chromosome segregation error in a dividing neural stem cell (magenta) during neurogenesis in a mouse developing brain. Credit: Janina Hattemer and Sergio Acebrón Certain developmental signals shape not only the