Neurodevelopment: How neurons are formed, differentiate, migrate, are selected, and then form synapses.
🧠 The process of brain development is shown here. Most neurogenesis, neuronal selection, and neuronal migration occur before birth, although it has recently been discovered that new neurons can form in some brain areas even in adults. After birth, differentiation and myelination of neurons, as well as synaptogenesis, continue throughout a lifetime. Brain restructuring also occurs throughout life, but is most active during childhood and adolescence in a process known as competitive elimination.
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