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How do neurons develop?

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Through processes in embryo growth

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What initiates the formation of immature nerve cells?

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Signaling molecules

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What is the stage after the formation of immature nerve cells?

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Cell division (proliferation)

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What happens during cell division?

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Increase brain cells by billions

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What occurs during migration?

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Neurons travel to destinations

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What do surrounding tissues produce to influence cell type development?

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Signals

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What process occurs when mesoderm signals induce ectoderm cells?

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Neural induction

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What are the basic categories of nerve tissue?

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Neurons or glia

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What determines the fate of a developing cell?

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Proximity to signaling molecules

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What is sonic hedgehog?

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A signaling molecule

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What cells are formed with high sonic hedgehog exposure?

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Specialized glia

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What cells are formed with medium sonic hedgehog exposure?

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Motor neurons

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What cells are formed with low sonic hedgehog exposure?

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Interneurons

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Do interneurons relay messages to muscles?

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No

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Is the mechanism of molecular signaling similar in different species?

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Yes

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What type of cells give rise to neurons?

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Neural stem and progenitor cells

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What do early divisions of neural stem cells result in?

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Two identical daughter cells

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What process allows rapid brain growth?

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Neurogenesis

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What happens to neural stem cells after early development?

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Few remain

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Where is adult neurogenesis limited?

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Memory regions

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What may cause microcephaly?

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Protein defects

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What is characterized by severe reduction in brain size?

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Disorder causing neurological disabilities

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What disorder is associated with excessive proliferation of brain cells?

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Megalencephaly

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What happens to new neurons after neural induction and proliferation?

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They migrate

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When does the human brain begin to form?
3 weeks gestation
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What is the first stage of brain development?
Neural tube
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When can individual sections of the brain be recognized?
4 weeks
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When can ridges of the brain be observed?
6 months
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What do the ridges in the embryo develop into?
Neural tube
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What three bulges form from the thickening of the neural tube?
Hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain
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At what week do the first signs of eyes and brain's hemispheres appear?
Week 7
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Where do new neurons move from in the neural tube?
Ventricular zone
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What is the outer surface of the neural tube called?
Marginal zone
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What do neurons form after they stop dividing?
Intermediate zone
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What is the most common guidance mechanism for neuron migration?
Radial glia
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What percentage of migration in humans is accounted for by radial glia?
90 percent
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What is the role of glia in neuron migration?
Scaffolding for neurons
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How does radial migration occur?
Inside-out manner
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Which neurons form the deepest layer of the cortex?
Earliest arriving neurons
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What type of migration do some neurons perform sideways?
Tangential migration
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What can influence the migration process?
Alcohol, cocaine, radiation
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What is a consequence of improper migration?
Intellectual disability, epilepsy
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What can mutations in migration-regulating genes cause?
Genetic forms of intellectual disability
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What occurs after neurons reach their final locations?
Making connections for functions
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What happens internally during fetal development?
Induction, proliferation, and migration
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What is the primary neural signalling molecule?
Axons
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What is the longest human axon?
Spinal cord to toes
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How many times longer than its diameter is the longest human axon?
Nearly a million times
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What is an enlargement at the tip of an axon called?
Growth cone
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What is one of the functions of a growth cone?
Seeking out its precise destination
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What guides a growth cone to its destination?
Molecular cues
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What do receptors on the growth cone respond to?
Environmental cues
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What do attractive cues do for growth cones?
Lay a path
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What is the effect of repellent molecules on growth cones?
Funnel through corridors
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What happens when environmental molecules bind to the growth cone?
Directional response
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What are some examples of signaling molecules?
Netrin, semaphorin, ephrin
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Why are simpler animals useful for human studies?
Similar protein functions
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What is the trend in protein family size across species?
Smaller in flies/worms
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What was netrin first discovered in?
a worm
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Where does netrin guide axons in mammals?
spinal cord
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What begins to form when axons reach their targets?
synapse
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What separates the axon from the dendrite at a synapse?
tiny space
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What triggers the release of neurotransmitters?
Electrical signals
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What do neurotransmitters diffuse across?
Synaptic space
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What do neurotransmitters affect in the receiving neuron?
New electrical signal
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What determines the response of a receiving neuron?
Combined effects of cues
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What gives rise to the brain's capacity for information processing?
Trillions of synapses
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What must be highly specific for proper information processing?
Formation of synaptic connections
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What guides each axon to its proper target?
Mechanisms
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What mediates target recognition for axons?
Additional molecules
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Who initiates contact with axons?
Dendrites
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What do both sides of the synapse produce?
Proteins
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What differentiates the presynaptic side?
Releases neurotransmitters
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What becomes specialized in the axon terminal?
Releasing neurotransmitter packets
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What forms on the postsynaptic side?
Receptors for neurotransmitters
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What is the dentate gyrus involved in?
Pattern separation
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What capacity does the human brain's trillions of synapses provide?
Information processing
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Defects in molecules contribute to which disorders?
Autism
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What underlies synapse degradation during aging?
Loss of certain molecules
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What signals determine neurotransmitter type in neurons?
Array of signals
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Which neurotransmitter do motor neurons use?
Acetylcholine
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What do certain immature neurons produce in culture?
Norepinephrine
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What neurotransmitter do neurons produce when cultured with cardiac tissue?
Acetylcholine
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What influences the production of specific neurotransmitters in neurons?
Genetic and environmental signals
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What determines the chemical messenger a neuron produces?
Location of the synapse
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What is myelination?
Fatty wrapping of axons
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What does myelination do?
Increases signal speed
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How much can myelination increase signal speed?
By as much as 100 times
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What are nodes of Ranvier?
Gaps in the sheath
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What is saltatory conduction?
Jumping between nodes
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What does myelin formation occur throughout?
Lifespan
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What happens to the neural network after initial growth?
It's pared back for efficiency.
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What percentage of neurons survive to function in an adult?
About half.
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What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death.
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What activates apoptosis in neurons?
Insufficient trophic factors.
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How are connections between neurons in a young primate's cerebral cortex compared to an adult?
More numerous and twice as concentrated
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What determines the survival of neuron connections during pruning?
Relative activity of connections
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What role do astrocytes and other glia play in neuron connection pruning?
Important role
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How are advances in brain development studies relevant?
Medical treatments
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What diseases are now considered from a developmental perspective?
Adult disorders
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What is a potential cause of schizophrenia?
Incorrect brain pathways
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What role do genes play in autism spectrum disorders?
Susceptibility
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What is considered a realistic possibility following brain injury?
Regeneration
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Why is understanding brain construction important?
Reorganization ability

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