From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop correctly.

Neural tube formation was compromised in frog embryos treated with the widely-used antiepileptic drug valproic acid and led to defects. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

The first step in shaping the brain is that the neural plate, a sheet-like cell layer, curves to form the neural tube. Assistant Professor Makoto Suzuki of the National Institute for Basic Biology, ...

RosetteArrays, developed at UW–Madison, grow fields of neural rosettes — embroynic versions of down-scaled, simplified brain structures — from stem cells, giving scientists the opportunity to study ...

A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs known as assembloids, which are derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) ...