Issue 23 Of Mice and Men: Rodent Models in Neuroscience Research In Denmark, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have identified specific genetic predispositions in mice that eventually impair the development of oligodendrocytes, crucial cells that produce the myelin sheath.
Issue 1 Do Electric Rats Dream of Cheese? A group led by Dr. Henry Markram in Switzerland is working on building a computer model of the brain. Initially, the group modeled a single rat cortical column. Now, however, they are working to construct an entire rat brain using as many as 100,
