David Van Vactor | Brain Development and Plasticity
4,374 views · Published 23 May 2013 · 1:05 · Indexed 13 October 2026
Channel: Harvard Medical School · 2013 · Science & Technology
Studying the architecture of the brain to gain insight on devastating mental conditions David Van Vactor, professor of cell biology at Harvard Medical School, feels like a detective solving mysteries in the lab. He studies the development of the brain, an intricate and beautiful tapestry made of 100 billion neurons that magically weaves itself during early development. This video is part of a series in which scientists explain the importance of their work: http://hms.harvard.edu/research/science-matters.
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