Mysteries of the Brain: Building a Brain

  • Published11 Aug 2015
  • Reviewed11 Aug 2015
  • Source National Science Foundation

Carlos Aizenman, a neuroscientist at Brown University, is studying the brains of tadpoles to understand how neural circuits develop and absorb information from the surrounding environment.

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