Development of the Nervous System, Fourth Edition provides an informative and up-to-date account of our present understanding of the basic principles of neural development as exemplified by key experiments and observations from past and recent times. This book reflects the advances made over the last few years, demonstrating their promise for both therapy and molecular understanding of one of the most complex processes in animal development. This information is critical for neuroscientists, developmental biologists, educators, and students at various stages of their career, providing a clear presentation of the frontiers of this exciting and medically important area of developmental biology.
The book includes a basic introduction to the relevant aspects of neural development, covering all the major topics that form the basis of a comprehensive, advanced undergraduate and graduate curriculum, including the patterning and growth of the nervous system, neuronal determination, axonal navigation and targeting, neuron survival and death, synapse formation and plasticity.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface to the First Edition - p. ix 6. Preface to the Second Edition - p. xi 7. Preface to the Third Edition - p. xiii 8. Preface to the Fourth Edition - p. xv 9. Chapter 1: Neural Induction - p. xv 10. Chapter 2: Polarity and Regional Identity - p. 26 11. Chapter 3: Genesis and Migration - p. 54 12. Chapter 4: Generation of Neural Diversity - p. 84 13. Chapter 5: Wiring Up the Brain: Axon Navigation - p. 117 14. Chapter 6: Target Selection - p. 158 15. Chapter 7: Naturally Occurring Neuron Death - p. 193 16. Chapter 8: Synapse Formation - p. 226 17. Chapter 9: Refinement of Synaptic Connections - p. 267 18. Chapter 10: Behavioral Development - p. 309 19. Molecules-and-Gene-index - p. 365 20. Subject Index - p. 369
Development of the Nervous System, Fourth Edition provides an informative and up-to-date account of our present understanding of the basic principles of neural development as exemplified by key experiments and observations from past and recent times. This book reflects the advances made over the last few years, demonstrating their promise for both therapy and molecular understanding of one of the most complex processes in animal development. This information is critical for neuroscientists, developmental biologists, educators, and students at various stages of their career, providing a clear presentation of the frontiers of this exciting and medically important area of developmental biology.
The book includes a basic introduction to the relevant aspects of neural development, covering all the major topics that form the basis of a comprehensive, advanced undergraduate and graduate curriculum, including the patterning and growth of the nervous system, neuronal determination, axonal navigation and targeting, neuron survival and death, synapse formation and plasticity.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface to the First Edition - p. ix 6. Preface to the Second Edition - p. xi 7. Preface to the Third Edition - p. xiii 8. Preface to the Fourth Edition - p. xv 9. Chapter 1: Neural Induction - p. xv 10. Chapter 2: Polarity and Regional Identity - p. 26 11. Chapter 3: Genesis and Migration - p. 54 12. Chapter 4: Generation of Neural Diversity - p. 84 13. Chapter 5: Wiring Up the Brain: Axon Navigation - p. 117 14. Chapter 6: Target Selection - p. 158 15. Chapter 7: Naturally Occurring Neuron Death - p. 193 16. Chapter 8: Synapse Formation - p. 226 17. Chapter 9: Refinement of Synaptic Connections - p. 267 18. Chapter 10: Behavioral Development - p. 309 19. Molecules-and-Gene-index - p. 365 20. Subject Index - p. 369
