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World-first human brain cell map shows gene activity changes
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World-first human brain cell map shows gene activity changes

by Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.039 Australian scientists have developed a world-first map showing gene activity changes in diverse human brain cell types from pre-birth to adulthood. By having this map of normal brain cell development, researchers will now be able to identify altered states more accurately in neurological...

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Newfound human brain cell type helps center people in mental maps

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE New York, NY–July 14, 2021– A previously unknown kind of human brain cell appears to help people center themselves in their personal maps of the world, according to a new study from neuroscientists at Columbia Engineering. This discovery sheds light on the cellular mechanisms underlying navigation and...