"first Neurons" Discovered

[JazzRemington]

"Yale researchers claim to have found the very first neurons in what eventually becomes the human brain. Developed before most anything else, these neurons are in place just 31 days after fertilization. From the article: "We hypothesize that these predecessor neurons may be a transient population involved in determining the number of functional radial units including the human specific regions of the cerebral cortex mediating higher cognitive functions," Rakic said. "As a next step it is essential to determine their neural stem cell lineage, pattern of gene expression, developmental role and eventual fate.""

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/...60721182137.htm (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060721182137.htm)

[Janus]

Hmm...interesting.

I wonder how or if this could be applied in some way though this seems mainly just research.