Original · 1910898388863984030 · Dr Lila Landowski @rockatscientist · 2025-04-12 · en X

En respuesta a · 1910898386242330973 · Dr Lila Landowski @rockatscientist · 2025-04-12 · en X

This represents how our nervous system develops, and what it tries to do to after a physical injury.

But how do neurons know who to connect with in a brain of 86 billion other neurons, and navigate through a body to connect the body to the brain in exactly the right way?

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They use these webbed hand-like structures you see in the video called growth cones.

And the spidery fingers? Those are called filopodia, constantly reaching, touching, testing their surroundings

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RT @rockatscientist: They use these webbed hand-like structures you see in the video called growth cones.

And the spidery fingers? Those a…