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Researchers used color-coded proteins to reveal the identity of the cells in the organoids they produced. In four organoids that simulate the embryo’s central nervous system, the magenta marks proteins associated with the development of the forebrain and the midbrain, the green, the hindbrain and the red, the center of the spinal cord
From Tip to Tail
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Brain & Behavior, Stem Cells, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Researchers from the University of Michigan and the Weizmann Institute develop the first-ever complete central nervous system on a chip; it...

neurons in mouse brains
How Do Viral Infections in Pregnancy Affect the Embryos' Brain?
24.02.2020
Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

A study in mice suggests how an acute inflammatory immune response in pregnancy may be tied to autism spectrum disorders

organoid with folds
“Brain on a Chip” Reveals How the Brain Folds
19.02.2018
Lasers & Optics, Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

Keeping the tiny "brains" flat enabled researchers to follow the process of wrinkling, step by step 

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Double Duty: Immune Proteins Discovered Aiding Brain Development
10.05.2017
Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Evolution and Development

The proteins help embryonic neurons reach their destination 

Prof. Orly Reiner
Prof. Orly Reiner
25.12.2013

Prof. Orly Reiner is the recipient of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence Chancellor Award, Medical School Louisiana State University, New...

Extra Copies of a Gene Carry Extra Risk
Extra Copies of a Gene Carry Extra Risk
04.02.2009
Brain & Behavior, Genetics
For Some Genes, Too Much is Almost as Bad as Too Little
 
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Prof. Orly Reiner. In the right measure
Good Migrations
01.10.2008
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Embryonic nerve cells must be "in shape" to get where they're going

Prof. Orly Reiner. Fateful Beginnings
Fateful Beginnings
01.11.2003
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics
At what stage in the development of an embryo does the brain begin to develop?  And what can go wrong? Prof. Orly Reiner of...

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