Smithsonian Magazine on MSN6d
The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...
Nature1mon
A rough guide to a smooth brain
Lissencephaly is a devastating genetic disease of children that affects the embryonic development of the brain. It is caused by haploinsufficiency of the Lis1 gene product, which seems to be ...
The Scientist1y
A Cytoskeletal Defect Behind "Smooth Brain"
The roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans is revealing the molecular glitch behind a rare brain disorder. In lissencephaly – Greek for "smooth brain" – the cerebral cortex lacks characteristic convolutions ...
Indiatimes26d
A man's brain is 10%-15% larger than a woman's: Understanding how it matters (at all)
These axonal pathways connect various parts of the brain and spinal cord, ensuring smooth coordination and functionality. "This variation in size has nothing to do with the overall intelligence ...