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| Neurons develop an axon and dendrites, the axon grows before the dendrites while migrating towards it's destination |
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| production of new cells, cells along the ventricles of the brain divide to become neurons and glia |
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| Movement of primary neurons and glia toward their final destination |
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| Immunoglobins and chemokins |
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| chemicals that guide the new cells to the brain |
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| Glia cells produce myelin sheaths around axons which make rapid transmission. |
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| Synapses form randomly before a selection process and keeps some and rejects others |
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| Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) |
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| Produced by muscles and promotes the survival and growth of axons |
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| chemical that promotes survival and activity of neurons |
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| Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
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| the most abundant neurotrophin in the adult cortex |
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