August 17, 2017

Video: The VIP neurons that orchestrate brain development

by Bill Hathaway, Yale University

The complex choreography of brain development is orchestrated by less than 1% of neurons, Yale neuroscientists report in the Aug. 16 issue of the journal Neuron.

In this video, Jessica Cardin and colleagues discuss role of aptly named VIP interneurons in forming the brain's cortical circuits.

Credit: Yale University

More information: Renata Batista-Brito et al. Developmental Dysfunction of VIP Interneurons Impairs Cortical Circuits, Neuron (2017). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.07.034

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