Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth

Re:Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth by toisanji on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @09:41PM (#16589928)

i wonder if this is true for neurons in the brain as well.

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Re:Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth by etiam on Thursday March 15, 2018 @04:46AM (#16591229)

Highly likely. Some years ago I listened to a lecture by a woman who was researching electrical waves in the retina (which is in practice a specialized extension of the brain). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinal_waves

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Re:Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth by zyxzevn on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @10:43PM (#16590102)

I've seen studies showing dendrites following electric fields. (20 years ago, no links sadly).

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