Neocortical arealization: Evolution, mechanisms, and open questions

The Temporal Sequence of the Mammalian Neocortical Neurogenetic Program Drives Mediolateral Pattern in the Chick Pallium

(2012) Ikuo K. Suzuki et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Unveiling the diversity of thalamocortical neuron subtypes

(2012) Francisco Clascá et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Mechanisms controlling the guidance of thalamocortical axons through the embryonic forebrain

(2012) Zoltán Molnár et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Fibroblast Growth Factor 8 Organizes the Neocortical Area Map and Regulates Sensory Map Topography

(2012) S. Assimacopoulos et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Spontaneous activity regulates Robo1 transcription to mediate a switch in thalamocortical axon growth

(2012) Erik Mire et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

A SINE-Derived Element Constitutes a Unique Modular Enhancer for Mammalian Diencephalic Fgf8

(2012) Akiko Nakanishi et al.   PLoS One

Neocortex in early mammals and its subsequent variations

(2011) Jon H. Kaas   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Evolution of the amniote pallium and the origins of mammalian neocortex

(2011) Ann B. Butler et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Pallio-Pallial Tangential Migrations and Growth Signaling: New Scenario for Cortical Evolution?

(2011) Luis Puelles   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

Tangentially Migrating Transient Glutamatergic Neurons Control Neurogenesis and Maintenance of Cerebral Cortical Progenitor Pools

(2011) A. Teissier et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Germinal Zones in the Developing Cerebral Cortex of Ferret: Ontogeny, Cell Cycle Kinetics, and Diversity of Progenitors

(2011) Isabel Reillo et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

RORβ Induces Barrel-like Neuronal Clusters in the Developing Neocortex

(2011) Denis Jabaudon et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Emergent Growth Cone Responses to Combinations of Slit1 and Netrin 1 in Thalamocortical Axon Topography

(2011) Franck Bielle et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The role of Pax6 in regulating the orientation and mode of cell division of progenitors in the mouse cerebral cortex

(2011) M. Asami et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Seven up acts as a temporal factor during two different stages of neuroblast 5-6 development

(2011) J. Benito-Sipos et al.   DEVELOPMENT

COUP-TFI promotes radial migration and proper morphology of callosal projection neurons by repressing Rnd2 expression

(2011) C. Alfano et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The role of Pax6 in forebrain development

(2011) Petrina A. Georgala et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

Developmental Sculpting of Dendritic Morphology of Layer 4 Neurons in Visual Cortex: Influence of Retinal Input

(2011) E. M. Callaway et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A new subtype of progenitor cell in the mouse embryonic neocortex

(2011) Xiaoqun Wang et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

From Cradle to Grave: The Multiple Roles of Fibroblast Growth Factors in Neural Development

(2011) François Guillemot et al.   NEURON

Slit2 Activity in the Migration of Guidepost Neurons Shapes Thalamic Projections during Development and Evolution

(2011) Franck Bielle et al.   NEURON

Hypothesis on the Dual Origin of the Mammalian Subplate

(2011) Juan F. Montiel et al.   Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Genetic and developmental homology in amniote brains. Toward conciliating radical views of brain evolution

(2010) Francisco Aboitiz   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN

A Lifespan Analysis of Intraneocortical Connections and Gene Expression in the Mouse I

(2010) Catherine A. Dye et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

A Lifespan Analysis of Intraneocortical Connections and Gene Expression in the Mouse II

(2010) Catherine A. Dye et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

A Role for Intermediate Radial Glia in the Tangential Expansion of the Mammalian Cerebral Cortex

(2010) Isabel Reillo et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Sonic hedgehog functions through dynamic changes in temporal competence in the developing forebrain

(2010) Vitor H Sousa et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

FGF8 acts as a classic diffusible morphogen to pattern the neocortex

(2010) R. Toyoda et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Cerebral cortex development: From progenitors patterning to neocortical size during evolution

(2010) Alessandra Pierani et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

Fgf15-mediated control of neurogenic and proneural gene expression regulates dorsal midbrain neurogenesis

(2010) Thomas Fischer et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Midline Signaling and Evolution of the Forebrain in Chordates: A Focus on the Lamprey Hedgehog Case

(2010) Sylvie Rétaux et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Annual Research Review: Development of the cerebral cortex: implications for neurodevelopmental disorders

(2010) John L.R. Rubenstein   JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

A Novel Transient Glutamatergic Population Migrating from the Pallial-Subpallial Boundary Contributes to Neocortical Development

(2010) A. Teissier et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Repression of Fgf Signaling by Sprouty1-2 Regulates Cortical Patterning in Two Distinct Regions and Times

(2010) A. Faedo et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Neurogenic radial glia in the outer subventricular zone of human neocortex

(2010) David V. Hansen et al.   NATURE

OSVZ progenitors of human and ferret neocortex are epithelial-like and expand by integrin signaling

(2010) Simone A Fietz et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Distal-less-like protein distribution in the larval lamprey forebrain

(2010) M. Martínez-de-la-Torre et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Area-specific temporal control of corticospinal motor neuron differentiation by COUP-TFI

(2010) Giulio Srubek Tomassy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tbr1 regulates regional and laminar identity of postmitotic neurons in developing neocortex

(2010) F. Bedogni et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Novel Role for Dbx1-Derived Cajal-Retzius Cells in Early Regionalization of the Cerebral Cortical Neuroepithelium

(2010) Amélie Griveau et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Intracortical cartography in an agranular area

(2010) Gordon M. G. Shepherd   Frontiers in Neuroscience

In Search of a Unifying Theory of Complex Brain Evolution

(2009) Leah Krubitzer   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

New and Old Thoughts on the Segmental Organization of the Forebrain in Lampreys

(2009) Manuel A. Pombal et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

Two Types of Thalamocortical Projections from the Motor Thalamic Nuclei of the Rat: A Single Neuron-Tracing Study Using Viral Vectors

(2009) Eriko Kuramoto et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Mechanisms Underlying the Specification, Positional Regulation, and Function of the Cortical Hem

(2009) L. Subramanian et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Differential Expression of LIM-Homeodomain Factors in Cajal-Retzius Cells of Primates, Rodents, and Birds

(2009) A. Abellan et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Role of Fgf8 signalling in the specification of rostral Cajal-Retzius cells

(2009) Céline Zimmer et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Integration of Telencephalic Wnt and Hedgehog Signaling Center Activities by Foxg1

(2009) Catherine Danesin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Autism susceptibility candidate 2 (Auts2) encodes a nuclear protein expressed in developing brain regions implicated in autism neuropathology

(2009) Francesco Bedogni et al.   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

Synaptic Circuit Abnormalities of Motor-Frontal Layer 2/3 Pyramidal Neurons in an RNA Interference Model of Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 Deficiency

(2009) L. Wood et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Specific synapses develop preferentially among sister excitatory neurons in the neocortex

(2009) Yong-Chun Yu et al.   NATURE

Automated light-based mapping of motor cortex by photoactivation of channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice

(2009) Oliver G S Ayling et al.   NATURE METHODS

Sip1 regulates sequential fate decisions by feedback signaling from postmitotic neurons to progenitors

(2009) Eve Seuntjens et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

DeltaNp73 regulates neuronal survival in vivo

(2009) F. Tissir et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Signals from the edges: The cortical hem and antihem in telencephalic development

(2009) Lakshmi Subramanian et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Decision by division: making cortical maps

(2009) Pasko Rakic et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Gradients in the Brain: The Control of the Development of Form and Function in the Cerebral Cortex

(2009) S. N. Sansom et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Specificity and Plasticity of Thalamocortical Connections in Sema6A Mutant Mice

(2009) Graham E Little et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

The Level of the Transcription Factor Pax6 Is Essential for Controlling the Balance between Neural Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Neurogenesis

(2009) Stephen N. Sansom et al.   PLoS Genetics

Emerging views of corticothalamic function

(2008) Farran Briggs et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Genetic regulation of arealization of the neocortex

(2008) Dennis DM O’Leary et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Hes genes and neurogenin regulate non-neural versus neural fate specification in the dorsal telencephalic midline

(2008) I. Imayoshi et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Hedgehog signaling is involved in development of the neocortex

(2008) M. Komada et al.   DEVELOPMENT

FGF8 signaling patterns the telencephalic midline by regulating putative key factors of midline development

(2008) Toshiaki Okada et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Frontal cortex subdivision patterning is coordinately regulated byFgf8,Fgf17, andEmx2

(2008) Jeremy A. Cholfin et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Altered Molecular Regionalization and Normal Thalamocortical Connections in Cortex-Specific Pax6 Knock-Out Mice

(2008) M. C. Pinon et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Requirement for COUP-TFI and II in the temporal specification of neural stem cells in CNS development

(2008) Hayato Naka et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

FGF15 promotes neurogenesis and opposes FGF8 function during neocortical development

(2008) Ugo Borello et al.   Neural Development

Bhlhb5 Regulates the Postmitotic Acquisition of Area Identities in Layers II-V of the Developing Neocortex

(2008) Pushkar S. Joshi et al.   NEURON

Influences of un-modulated acoustic inputs on functional maturation and critical-period plasticity of the primary auditory cortex

(2008) X. Zhou et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Enduring effects of early structured noise exposure on temporal modulation in the primary auditory cortex

(2008) X. Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Possible involvement of SINEs in mammalian-specific brain formation

(2008) T. Sasaki et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Forward frontal fields: phylogeny and fundamental function

(2008) Steven P. Wise   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Abnormal social behaviors in mice lacking Fgf17

(2007) K. Scearce-Levie et al.   GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR