Chapter 4: Development, degeneration and recovery in the nervous system

  1. Web site on neurogenesis: https://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2012/feb/23/brain-new-cells-adult-neurogenesis
  2. Web site outlining Huntington’s disease: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/huntingtons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20356117
  3. Web site on genetics: https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer#genomicresearch
  4. Piece on foetal alcohol syndrome: https://theconversation.com/the-problem-of-drinking-in-pregnancy-and-what-to-do-about-it-106129
  5. Piece on brain plasticity: https://theconversation.com/what-is-brain-plasticity-and-why-is-it-so-important-55967
  6. Piece on brain injury: https://theconversation.com/brain-injury-in-sport-is-an-unfolding-tragedy-were-only-now-starting-to-count-the-cost-32317
  7. The teen brain: http://www.brainfacts.org/archives/2011/teen-brain-vulnerability-exposed