Neural Development

  1. Postnatal Development
    1. Continued Brain Maturation
      1. Myelination Progression
        1. Regional Timing
          1. Functional Consequences
          2. Synaptic Refinement
            1. Pruning Continuation
              1. Experience Effects
              2. Gray Matter Changes
                1. Cortical Thinning
                  1. Volume Reductions
                2. Prefrontal Cortex Development
                  1. Structural Maturation
                    1. Dendritic Pruning
                      1. Myelination Timeline
                      2. Functional Development
                        1. Executive Functions
                          1. Working Memory
                            1. Impulse Control
                          2. Adolescent Brain Changes
                            1. Hormonal Influences
                              1. Gonadal Hormones
                                1. Stress Hormones
                                2. Risk-Taking Behavior
                                  1. Reward System Changes
                                    1. Cognitive Control
                                    2. Social Brain Development
                                      1. Peer Influence
                                        1. Social Cognition
                                      2. Environmental Influences
                                        1. Experience-Dependent Plasticity
                                          1. Enriched Environments
                                            1. Sensory Deprivation
                                            2. Stress Effects
                                              1. HPA Axis Development
                                                1. Cortisol Impact
                                                2. Social Environment
                                                  1. Attachment Relationships
                                                    1. Cultural Influences
                                                  2. Adult Neurogenesis
                                                    1. Hippocampal Neurogenesis
                                                      1. Subgranular Zone
                                                        1. Functional Integration
                                                          1. Regulation Mechanisms
                                                          2. Olfactory Bulb Neurogenesis
                                                            1. Subventricular Zone
                                                              1. Rostral Migratory Stream
                                                                1. Functional Significance
                                                                2. Neurogenesis Regulation
                                                                  1. Activity Dependence
                                                                    1. Hormonal Control
                                                                      1. Pathological States

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                                                                  1. Foundations of Neural Development