Emily Underwood
Why are infants’ earliest months such a crucial time for brain development?
New tools are helping neuroscientists investigate why early life is such a crucial time for neural development ...
More than a brain relay station: Thalamus could be key to higher level thinking
Scientists have known for decades that the thalamus faithfully transmits information about the visual world from the retina to the ...
Does water have a flavor? Your tongue may think so
Viewed under a microscope, your tongue is an alien landscape, studded by fringed and bumpy buds that sense five basic ...
Taking antidepressants while pregnant linked to autism risk, but many scientists doubtful
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. No one really knows ...
‘Master gene’ makes mouse brain look more human
In the cartoon series named after them, Pinky and the Brain, two laboratory mice genetically enhanced to increase their intelligence plot ...
Stem cells show early promise for rare brain disorder
Four young boys with a rare, fatal brain condition have made it through a dangerous ordeal. Scientists have safely transplanted ...
Controversy over scientists plan to map and make public extended family’s genome
Not as many people around the world cared about the genes of Manuel Corpas and his family as he had ...
