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
| 12 December 2018

The absence of retinal input disrupts the development of cholinergic brainstem projections in the mouse dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus

Authors: Guela Sokhadze, Tania A. Seabrook and William Guido
Content type: Research article
| 22 November 2018

Identification and characterization of early photoreceptor cis-regulatory elements and their relation to Onecut1

Authors: Nathalie Jean-Charles, Diego F. Buenaventura and Mark M. Emerson
Content type: Research article
| 22 November 2018

Dynamic Notch signalling regulates neural stem cell state progression in the Drosophila optic lobe

Authors: Esteban G. Contreras, Boris Egger, Katrina S. Gold and Andrea H. Brand
Content type: Research article
| 17 November 2018

Different Fgfs have distinct roles in regulating neurogenesis after spinal cord injury in zebrafish

Authors: Yona Goldshmit, Jean Kitty K. Y. Tang, Ashley L. Siegel, Phong D. Nguyen, Jan Kaslin, Peter D. Currie and Patricia R. Jusuf
Content type: Methodology
| 15 September 2018

Live imaging of developing mouse retinal slices

Authors: Anthony P. Barrasso, Shang Wang, Xuefei Tong, Audrey E. Christiansen, Irina V. Larina and Ross A. Poché

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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

The absence of retinal input disrupts the development of cholinergic brainstem projections in the mouse dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus

Identification and characterization of early photoreceptor cis-regulatory elements and their relation to Onecut1

Dynamic Notch signalling regulates neural stem cell state progression in the Drosophila optic lobe

Different Fgfs have distinct roles in regulating neurogenesis after spinal cord injury in zebrafish

Live imaging of developing mouse retinal slices

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

Our insights from engineering genomes

Why do aphids piggyback on each other after dropping off the plant?

Challenges to globalizing genetic predictions of health and disease

Aims & scope

Featured Article

Reasons to publish with us

Brain Awareness Week at BMC

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