Neurobiology

  1. Nervous System Development
    1. Early Neural Development
      1. Neural Induction
        1. Gastrulation
          1. Neural Plate Formation
            1. Signaling Molecules
            2. Neurulation
              1. Neural Fold Formation
                1. Neural Tube Closure
                  1. Neural Crest Formation
                  2. Neural Tube Patterning
                    1. Anterior-Posterior Axis
                      1. Hox Genes
                        1. Morphogen Gradients
                        2. Dorsal-Ventral Axis
                          1. Sonic Hedgehog Signaling
                            1. BMP Signaling
                          2. Brain Regionalization
                            1. Prosencephalon
                              1. Mesencephalon
                                1. Rhombencephalon
                                  1. Secondary Vesicles
                                2. Cellular Development
                                  1. Neurogenesis
                                    1. Neural Stem Cells
                                      1. Progenitor Cell Types
                                        1. Cell Cycle Control
                                          1. Neuronal Fate Determination
                                          2. Gliogenesis
                                            1. Glial Progenitors
                                              1. Astrocyte Development
                                                1. Oligodendrocyte Development
                                                  1. Microglial Origin
                                                  2. Cell Migration
                                                    1. Radial Migration
                                                      1. Radial Glial Scaffolds
                                                        1. Migration Mechanisms
                                                        2. Tangential Migration
                                                          1. Interneuron Migration
                                                            1. Migration Streams
                                                          2. Neuronal Differentiation
                                                            1. Transcription Factor Networks
                                                              1. Epigenetic Regulation
                                                                1. Environmental Influences
                                                                  1. Neurotransmitter Specification
                                                                2. Axon Development and Guidance
                                                                  1. Growth Cone Structure
                                                                    1. Filopodia
                                                                      1. Lamellipodia
                                                                        1. Cytoskeletal Dynamics
                                                                        2. Guidance Mechanisms
                                                                          1. Contact-Mediated Guidance
                                                                            1. Cell Adhesion Molecules
                                                                              1. Repulsive Interactions
                                                                              2. Chemotactic Guidance
                                                                                1. Attractive Cues
                                                                                  1. Repulsive Cues
                                                                                    1. Gradient Sensing
                                                                                  2. Major Guidance Systems
                                                                                    1. Netrin Signaling
                                                                                      1. Semaphorin Signaling
                                                                                        1. Ephrin Signaling
                                                                                          1. Slit-Robo Signaling
                                                                                          2. Target Recognition
                                                                                            1. Topographic Mapping
                                                                                              1. Activity-Dependent Refinement
                                                                                            2. Synaptogenesis
                                                                                              1. Synapse Formation
                                                                                                1. Initial Contact
                                                                                                  1. Presynaptic Differentiation
                                                                                                    1. Postsynaptic Differentiation
                                                                                                    2. Synaptic Maturation
                                                                                                      1. Receptor Clustering
                                                                                                        1. Synaptic Strength
                                                                                                          1. Functional Properties
                                                                                                          2. Activity-Dependent Development
                                                                                                            1. Spontaneous Activity
                                                                                                              1. Experience-Dependent Plasticity
                                                                                                            2. Developmental Plasticity
                                                                                                              1. Critical Periods
                                                                                                                1. Visual System Development
                                                                                                                  1. Auditory System Development
                                                                                                                    1. Language Development
                                                                                                                    2. Synaptic Pruning
                                                                                                                      1. Activity-Dependent Elimination
                                                                                                                        1. Complement System Role
                                                                                                                          1. Microglial Function
                                                                                                                          2. Myelination
                                                                                                                            1. Timing and Sequence
                                                                                                                              1. Activity-Dependent Myelination
                                                                                                                                1. Regional Differences

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