Abstract
This article provides a general overview of the various processes involved during brain development. Then we describe the critical roles of neural patterning genes and extracellular growth factors in regional brain development.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 396-404 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780080914558 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780080453965 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)
- Neuroscience(all)
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Cerebellum
- Cerebral cortex
- Differentiation
- Hippocampus
- Migration
- Morphogenesis
- Neurogenesis
- Patterning genes
- Protomap
- Radial glia
- Signaling centers
- Ventricular and subventricular zones