The Roundabout Way of Finding the Right Target

Of the organ systems, the nervous system is the first to initiate and last to complete. The neural system of a child undergoes tremendous development, with more than 2,500 synapses per neuron at birth that increase to 15,000 synapses per neuron by age 3 years. Proper functioning of the neural circuit requires not only the production of nerve cells, which are the building blocks of the nervous system, but also detailed guidance to locations that result in their making appropriate connections. The neurons have a cell body with extensions called axons and dendrites. Whereas dendrites are smaller

Source: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - January 30, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Frederick M. Wang, MD Source Type: research