Fish continuously make new neurons in their brain. Ocean acidification is harmful for marine life, but can it help fish grow even more brain cells? Scientists say – maybe. Anastasia YandulskayaI am a PhD candidate at Northeastern University in Boston. I study regeneration of the nervous system in water salamanders called axolotls. In my free […]
Exercise is good for growing muscles – and, as it turns out, cells in the salmon brain. After three weeks of swimming against a strong current, young Atlantic salmon had more cells born in their brains. What does this mean for salmon? Anastasia YandulskayaI am a PhD candidate at Northeastern University in Boston. I study […]