Image Gallery: Brain Growth and Development

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Your brain is always changing. Using genetics and imaging techniques, scientists are studying the growth of both individual cells and the brain as a whole. These studies help us follow changes in brain size and structure throughout our lives, understand the connections between neurons, and even generate new experimental techniques for research and drug discovery.

Neurons Grown Around Microscopic Channels
Center for Brain Injury and Repair, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Neurons Derived From Human Skin Cells
Femke de Vrij, Nilhan Gunhanlar, Laboratory of Steven Kushner, Erasmus Medical Center
Neurons Grown Within a Microscopic Channel
Center for Brain Injury and Repair, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine