Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Genetic brain development 'peaks before birth and in adolescence' - Medical News Today

Genetic brain development 'peaks before birth and in adolescence' - Medical News Today: Genetic expression behind the development of our brains is most active before birth, in the early months of pregnancy, and during our teenage years, scientists have found.

There is a quieter intervening "movement" in the three-part "symphony" of human brain development, but one that is more sensitive to environmental factors, say the researchers publishing in the journal Neuron.

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