Building brains : an introduction to neural development /

• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Price, David J., 1957 November 20-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
• Subjects: Developmental neurobiology.; Nervous system > Growth.; Neurons > physiology.; Nervous System > anatomy & histology.; Neurogenesis.; Electronic books.

The development of a brain from its simple beginnings in the embryo to the extraordinarily complex fully-functional adult structure is a truly remarkable process. Understanding how it occurs remains a formidable challenge despite enormous advances over the last century and current intense world-wide...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Models and Methods for Studying Neural Development
• The Anatomy of Developing Nervous Systems
• Neural Induction: An Example of How Intercellular Signalling Determines Cell Fates
• Patterning the Neuroectoderm
• Neurogenesis: Generating Neural Cells
• Neuronal Migration
• How Neurons Develop Their Shapes
• Axon Guidance
• Map Formation
• Maturation of Functional Properties
• Life and Death in the Developing Nervous System
• Experience-Dependent Development
• Suggestions for Further Reading
• Glossary
• Index.
• Models and methods for studying neural development
• The anatomy of developing nervous systems
• Neural induction : an early example of how intercellular signalling determines cell fates
• Patterning the neuroectoderm
• Neurogenesis : generating neural cells
• Neuronal migration
• How neurons develop their shapes
• Axon pathfinding : the long and winding road
• Map formation
• Maturation of functional properties
• Life and death in the developing nervous system
• Experience-dependent development.