A new study finds that low concentrations of the chemical methylisothiazolinone has subtle but measurable negative effects on the neural development of tadpoles. The chemical is found in some ...

Early brain development is a biological black box. While scientists have devised multiple ways to record electrical signals in adult brains, these techniques don’t work for embryos. A team at Harvard ...

Flexible electrodes were implanted into tadpole embryos when they were days old - Liu Lab/Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Cyborg tadpoles with electrodes grown into their brains ...

Previous studies have shown how the thyroid hormone receptor alpha plays a key function in hind limb development in frogs. Using advanced gene mutation technology, scientists have been able to mutate ...

Blind tadpoles were able to process visual data from eyes grafted onto their tales after being treated with a "neurotransmitter drug" that improved the organs' integration and function. The study was ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Scientists, health officials, and manufacturers already know that a chemical preservative found in some products, including cosmetics, is harmful to people and ...

The tadpoles were also exposed to a serotonin-stimulating drug, which enhanced visual learning The tadpoles were also exposed to a serotonin-stimulating drug, which enhanced visual learning Blind ...