Neuroanatomy

  1. Development of the Nervous System
    1. Early Embryogenesis
      1. Gastrulation
        1. Formation of Germ Layers
          1. Neural Induction
          2. Formation of the Neural Plate
            1. Neural Plate Borders
              1. Morphogenetic Movements
              2. Neurulation
                1. Primary Neurulation
                  1. Neural Fold Formation
                    1. Neural Tube Closure
                    2. Secondary Neurulation
                      1. Formation of the Neural Crest
                        1. Neural Crest Cell Migration
                          1. Neural Crest Derivatives
                      2. Formation of Brain Vesicles
                        1. Primary Vesicles
                          1. Prosencephalon
                            1. Mesencephalon
                              1. Rhombencephalon
                              2. Secondary Vesicles
                                1. Telencephalon
                                  1. Cerebral Hemispheres
                                    1. Lateral Ventricles
                                    2. Diencephalon
                                      1. Thalamus Development
                                        1. Hypothalamus Development
                                          1. Third Ventricle
                                          2. Mesencephalon
                                            1. Midbrain Structures
                                              1. Cerebral Aqueduct
                                              2. Metencephalon
                                                1. Pons Development
                                                  1. Cerebellum Development
                                                  2. Myelencephalon
                                                    1. Medulla Development
                                                      1. Fourth Ventricle
                                                  3. Cellular Development
                                                    1. Neurogenesis
                                                      1. Ventricular Zone Proliferation
                                                        1. Subventricular Zone
                                                          1. Neuronal Birth Dating
                                                          2. Gliogenesis
                                                            1. Astrocyte Development
                                                              1. Oligodendrocyte Development
                                                                1. Microglial Colonization
                                                                2. Cell Migration
                                                                  1. Radial Migration
                                                                    1. Radial Glial Scaffolds
                                                                      1. Inside-out Cortical Development
                                                                      2. Tangential Migration
                                                                        1. Interneuron Migration
                                                                          1. Chain Migration
                                                                        2. Cell Differentiation
                                                                          1. Transcription Factor Expression
                                                                            1. Morphological Differentiation
                                                                            2. Axon Guidance
                                                                              1. Growth Cone Dynamics
                                                                                1. Guidance Cues
                                                                                  1. Attractive Cues
                                                                                    1. Repulsive Cues
                                                                                    2. Pioneer Axons
                                                                                  2. Maturation of Neural Circuits
                                                                                    1. Synaptogenesis
                                                                                      1. Synaptic Target Recognition
                                                                                        1. Synaptic Maturation
                                                                                        2. Activity-dependent Development
                                                                                          1. Spontaneous Activity
                                                                                            1. Experience-dependent Plasticity
                                                                                            2. Synaptic Pruning and Elimination
                                                                                              1. Competitive Elimination
                                                                                                1. Programmed Cell Death
                                                                                                2. Myelination Timeline
                                                                                                  1. CNS Myelination Sequence
                                                                                                    1. PNS Myelination Sequence
                                                                                                    2. Critical Periods in Development
                                                                                                      1. Visual System Critical Periods
                                                                                                        1. Language Critical Periods

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                                                                                                    4. The Peripheral Nervous System