Mental retardation

The migration of nerve cells in the brain of mouse embryos: under normal conditions, many cells (white dots) migrate to the upper layer of the cerebral cortex (three pictures on the left), but in the absence of the 3C protein, the cells remain scattered along the migration path (three pictures on the right). Photographed using a confocal microscope. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

Dual agents: Immune system proteins help brain development

Prof. Ohad Birak

A genetic disease common among Jews of Moroccan origin has been deciphered