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Figure 1: Brain Plasticity – Synapses – The Mushrooms of Learning. Neocortex layer IV, the internal granular layer, consisting of pyramidal neurons or cells (left panel).
Figure 1. Anatomical Images of the Developing Cortex. Cortical surfaces of preterm babies between sixteen and thirty-six weeks of pregnancy appears in greyish-blue (top panel)…
Figure 1. Structure of Cerebral Neurons in a Newborn and an Adult. Individual brain cells undergo enormous elaborations during infancy and early childhood.
Figure 1. Distribution of Biogenic Amine Neurotransmitters in the Human Brain. Current knowledge dictates that neurotransmitter system dysfunction could be the cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), by affecting neuronal migration, differentiation,…