Towards a New Neuromorphology

• Main Authors: Nieuwenhuys, Rudolf (Author), Puelles, Luis (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.

This book demonstrates that the systematic study of gene expression patterns in embryonic and adult brains, in combination with selected data from earlier studies, can pave the way for a new neuromorphology, the most salient features of which may be summarized as follows: (1) Causal analysis of mole...

Table of Contents:

• 1. From classic to modern neuromorphology, an introductory overview
• 2. The neural plate
• 3. From neural plate to neural tube
• 4. The neural tube
• 5. The axis of the brain, its flexures and correlates
• 6. The (complex) rostral part of the brain
• Summary
• 7. The natural coordinate system of the CNS
• 8. The fundamental morphological units (FMUs) of the CNS
• 9. The structural pattern, ’Bauplan’ or ‘blueprint’ of the CNS
• 10. The development of grisea
• 11. The ‘wiring’ of the brain
• 12. General summary, conclusions and perspective
• References
• Index.