Neural Development

A focus on neural circuit assembly

Our latest article collection on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neural circuit assembly includes views from vertebrate and invertebrate model systems and covers a spectrum of topics from the development to the function of neuronal circuits.

Content type: Review
| 7 June 2018

Assembly and maintenance of GABAergic and Glycinergic circuits in the mammalian nervous system

Authors: Clare R. Gamlin, Wan-Qing Yu, Rachel O. L. Wong and Mrinalini Hoon
Content type: Review
| 7 June 2018

Strategies for assembling columns and layers in the Drosophila visual system

Authors: S. Sean Millard and Matthew Y. Pecot
Content type: Review
| 1 June 2018

Development, functional organization, and evolution of vertebrate axial motor circuits

Authors: Kristen P. D’Elia and Jeremy S. Dasen
Content type: Review
| 1 June 2018

Homeostatic plasticity in neural development

Authors: Nai-Wen Tien and Daniel Kerschensteiner
Content type: Short Report
| 11 May 2018

Tcf7L2 is essential for neurogenesis in the developing mouse neocortex

Authors: Olga Chodelkova, Jan Masek, Vladimir Korinek, Zbynek Kozmik and Ondrej Machon

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Content type: Review
| 21 February 2013

Neurogenesis in zebrafish – from embryo to adult

Authors: Rebecca Schmidt, Uwe Strähle and Steffen Scholpp
Content type: Review
| 27 June 2012

Rediscovering the chick embryo as a model to study retinal development

Authors: M Natalia Vergara and M Valeria Canto-Soler
Content type: Review
| 2 May 2007

Drosophilaas a genetic and cellular model for studies on axonal growth

Authors: Natalia Sánchez-Soriano, Guy Tear, Paul Whitington and Andreas Prokop
Content type: Research article
| 2 March 2009

Cell proliferation in the Drosophila adult brain revealed by clonal analysis and bromodeoxyuridine labelling

Authors: Jakob W von Trotha, Boris Egger and Andrea H Brand
Content type: Review
| 15 March 2010

Insulin receptor signaling in the development of neuronal structure and function

Authors: Shu-Ling Chiu and Hollis T Cline

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Neural Development

A focus on neural circuit assembly

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Assembly and maintenance of GABAergic and Glycinergic circuits in the mammalian nervous system

Strategies for assembling columns and layers in the Drosophila visual system

Development, functional organization, and evolution of vertebrate axial motor circuits

Homeostatic plasticity in neural development

Tcf7L2 is essential for neurogenesis in the developing mouse neocortex

Neurogenesis in zebrafish – from embryo to adult

Rediscovering the chick embryo as a model to study retinal development

Drosophilaas a genetic and cellular model for studies on axonal growth

Cell proliferation in the Drosophila adult brain revealed by clonal analysis and bromodeoxyuridine labelling

Insulin receptor signaling in the development of neuronal structure and function

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Folic acid supplements and gut bacteria

Transposon Day Quiz: How much do you know about the field’s founder, Barbara McClintock?

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Aims & scope

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