Brain Development May Start With Surprisingly Bad Wiring

LeonBasin · February 2011

Very early in life, neurons in the brain begin forming connections with one another. But it turns out that during normal development, a startling number can link up to the wrong cells and must be pushed back in the right direction, according to a new study on baby mice.

The finding, detailed Feb. 8 in the journal PLoS Biology, could shed light on brain disorders such as autism, according to one researcher. Mice are often used as a model for human biology, and the researchers think a similar phenomenon occurs in humans.

An international research team made their discovery by observing the development of the cerebellum – a region of the brain responsible for motor control and also linked with attention, language and emotion in humans. During the first three weeks after a mouse is born, the neurons of the cerebellum connect to one another by forming synapses.

http://www.livescience.com/12777-brain-development-start-surprisingly-bad-wiring.html

formermonkJohn · February 2011

i find myself very much like a mouse, now if i can just find where i left my cheese!!

LeonBasin · February 2011

i find myself very much like a mouse, now if i can just find where i left my cheese!!

Lol!

[DeletedUser] · February 2011

i find myself very much like a mouse, now if i can just find where i left my cheese!!

Very sad for human, becoming mouse-like. you may have left it at pastamania :p

rainbowwarrior · February 2011

thanks for the link - makes for interesting reading. lucky for me i know people who teach you to rewire your brain! :-)

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