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: Research article
| 18 August 2018

Ensheathing cells utilize dynamic tiling of neuronal somas in development and injury as early as neuronal differentiation

Authors: Evan L. Nichols, Lauren A. Green and Cody J. Smith
Content type: Research article
| 13 August 2018

Identification and characterization of mushroom body neurons that regulate fat storage in Drosophila

Authors: Bader Al-Anzi and Kai Zinn
Content type: Research article
| 8 August 2018

Mutations in dock1 disrupt early Schwann cell development

Authors: Rebecca L. Cunningham, Amy L. Herbert, Breanne L. Harty, Sarah D. Ackerman and Kelly R. Monk
Content type: Review
| 12 July 2018

Does experience provide a permissive or instructive influence on the development of direction selectivity in visual cortex?

Authors: Arani Roy, Ian K. Christie, Gina M. Escobar, Jason J. Osik, Marjena Popović, Neil J. Ritter, Andrea K. Stacy, Shen Wang, Jozsef Fiser, Paul Miller and Stephen D. Van Hooser
Content type: Review
| 1 July 2018

Structural aspects of plasticity in the nervous system of Drosophila

Authors: Atsushi Sugie, Giovanni Marchetti and Gaia Tavosanis

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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

Articles

Ensheathing cells utilize dynamic tiling of neuronal somas in development and injury as early as neuronal differentiation

Identification and characterization of mushroom body neurons that regulate fat storage in Drosophila

Mutations in dock1 disrupt early Schwann cell development

Does experience provide a permissive or instructive influence on the development of direction selectivity in visual cortex?

Structural aspects of plasticity in the nervous system of Drosophila

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

News from BMC

Driving under age: assessing the behavior of older adults behind the wheel

How early can breast or ovarian cancer risk be predicted? Transmission of epigenetic changes to BRCA1 and MGMT genes

The genetics of merle coat patterns in dogs

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Featured Article

Reasons to publish with us

Brain Awareness Week at BMC

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