Brain development

Mutations. Illustration: depositphotos.com

New 'danger' region discovered in DNA could change what we know about human disease

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A new study has uncovered an important, previously neglected, locus of mutations at the start points of human genes. These regions undergo mutations at a much higher frequency than expected, especially during the earliest stages of embryonic development,
The developing brain of a two-week-old mouse pup under the microscope. The oxytocin system is highlighted in green and a light-sensitive protein is highlighted in red. The combination of colors causes the oxytocin cells that also successfully express the protein to be colored yellow. In blue - the cell nuclei

Spotlight on the developing brain: Separation in early childhood alters the oxytocin system

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists have developed a new optogenetic technology that allows them to study the activity of the oxytocin system deep in the young brain. Their findings show that this protein, known as the "love hormone," influences the coping of mouse pups.
A baby's brain. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Scientists discover amazing similarities between baby brains and artificial intelligence

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Recent research shows that babies use their period of helplessness to develop cognitive models, similar to the early training of artificial intelligence (AI), challenging old theories about the immaturity of the infant brain and even
A section of a mouse cerebral cortex. Ndnf cells (in red) in the uppermost layer are associated with excitatory neurons (in green) in lower layers (in blue: cell nuclei). Courtesy of the laboratory of Prof. Ivo Spiegel, Weizmann Institute

A neural mechanism has been discovered that combines the internal information about our moods and the information received by the senses

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A teenager looks at his brain scan. Illustration: shutterstock

The amazing mind of teenagers / J. N. Gid

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