The developing brain is more vulnerable to chemicals than the adult brain, but
environmental chemicals have only been sparingly tested for developmental neurotoxicity …

Chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate insecticide widely used to control agricultural pests,
poses a significant environmental threat due to its toxicity and persistence in soil and water …

Planarians are an excellent model for investigating molecular mechanisms necessary for
regenerating a functional nervous system. Numerous studies have led to the generation of …

Mental illnesses put a tremendous burden on afflicted individuals and society. Identification
of novel drugs to treat such conditions is intrinsically challenging due to the complexity of …

The dominant paradigm in biomedicine focuses on the genetically-specified components of
cells, and their biochemical dynamics. This perspective emphasizes bottom-up emergence …

The POU domain class IV family of transcription factors play essential roles in cellular
differentiation and neural development, but its function in a regenerative context has not …

Sensory neurons participate in diverse functions to allow external stimuli to be perceived
across all organisms. Specialized ion channels expressed in sensory neurons are important …