comparing brain scans of people in prison for committingmurder to brain scans of people of same age and background but not in prison
If amygdala size correlates with empathy and aggression, how do environmental factors or genetics influence its development?
connected by the corpus callosum which facilitatescommunication between both sides of the brain
What happens in individuals with no corpus callosum?
Researchers have found that 50-70% of NTDs can be prevented when womensupplement their diet with folic acid.
Why is neural tube closure so dependent on folate when earlier processes like cleavage and implantation are not affected the same way?
Asdevelopment continues, the three primary vesicles give rise to five secondarybrain vesicles: Telencephalon, Diencephalon, Mesencephalon,Metencephalon, and Myelencephalon
Why does the mesencephalon retain its original name while the forebrain and hindbrain subdivide into secondary vesicles?
The fusion of the neural tube begins at about Day 21, near the future cervicalregion, which is the middle portion of the embryo, and progresses toward bothits cephalic and caudal ends
Why does neural tube closure begin in the mid-region of the embryo instead of at the cephalic or caudal ends?