Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Formation of synapses, the connections among nerve cells, is a critical process in brain development.
[uw-reusable-content id=’29795′] Down syndrome is a genetic condition in which all cells in a person’s body have an extra copy of chromosome 21, also known as trisomy 21. Having this extra chromosome affects how an individual’s body and brain develops. Approximately one in 772 babies in the United States are born with Down syndrome, according …
It is well established that brain development looks different for individuals with Down syndrome, but how early do these differences appear?
