External stimulation impacts white matter development in the postnatal brain, study finds
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have found that external stimulation has an impact on the postnatal development of a specific region of the brain. The study used sensory deprivation to look at the growth and collection of NG2-expressing oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (NG2 cells) in the sensory cortex of the brain.