A new study on embryonic development reveals that the brain does not arise from a single pool of cells, as previously thought ...

New research suggests the brain develops from two separate groups of early cells, one forming the forebrain and midbrain and ...

Stanford led research suggests the forebrain and midbrain develop separately from the hindbrain, challenging the idea that the entire brain arises from one progenitor.

Bioengineering researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a soft, thin, stretchable bioelectronic device that can be implanted into a ...

For decades, the prevailing model held that a single kind of progenitor, or precursor, cell gave rise to the entire brain.

Scientists have created the most detailed maps yet of how our brains differentiate from stem cells during embryonic development and early life. In a Nature collection including five papers published ...

The brain, for long, has been understood as one complex organ made up of several interconnected regions. However, in a new study, researchers found that the br ...

Boston--Forsyth Institute researchers have found that serotonin-the chemical substance involved in transmitting signals between neurons and which plays a role in anxiety and mood disorders-- is ...

Most primate species have a relatively large brain with a surface marked by pronounced bulges and furrows. This is not the case with common marmosets ...

The young embryo may survive this exposure, but brain development may be altered to varying degrees. The study published today reveals for the first time that the harmful effects of alcohol on fetal ...