Blue = Schwann cell, pink = nucleus of Schwann cell, yellow = axon of a peripheral nerve Schwann cells are the main supporting cells (glia cells) of the Peripheral Nervous System. Similar to the oligodendrocytes in the CNS, the purpose of… Read more ›
Embryology! One of my favorite topics. I am absolutely fascinated about how the body grows, folds and divides during the course of development! The way I approach embryology of an organ is to start with a simple tube and to… Read more ›
This Daily Doodle represents depression and it is inspired by an illustration published in JAMA on Bipolar Disorder, which I featured in an earlier doodle (Feb 22, 2012). Unlike Bipolar Disorder, depression does not have the elevated state of mania.… Read more ›
This Daily Doodle features the Homunculus of the Primary Motor Cortex. The primary motor cortex is a strip of the brain that is responsible for body movement. It is located anterior to the central sulcus, a prominent landmark that separates… Read more ›
Today, we moved on up from the brain stem to the cerebral cortex. We learned about the various functional areas of the cortex and the symptoms created by different lesions. This Daily Doodle represents a syndrome caused by a lesion… Read more ›