Pasko Rakic MD, PhD
Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Neurology; Department Chair, Neurobiology; Director, Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): NeuroscienceInterdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Neurobiology: Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Neurology
Research Interests
Central nervous system development
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Education
- M.D., Belgrade University , 1959
- Ph.D., Belgrade University , 1969
Selected Publication
- Liu X, Hashimoto-Torii K, Torii M, Ding C, Rakic P. (2010) Gap junctions/hemichannels modulate interkinetic nuclear migration in the forebrain precursors J Neurosci. 30: 4197-209
Articles
March/April 2008
Cartographer of the brain
The cerebral cortex is comprised of distinct, orderly regions that subserve particular cognitive functions such as...
July/August 2008
Pioneering brain scientist is winner of inaugural Kavli Prize
In May, Pasko Rakic, M.D., Ph.D., the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neurobiology and professor of neurology at...
Nov/Dec 2008
Cellular "antennae" guide developments
The threadlike cilia that propel microorganisms through liquid are also found on many human cells, such as those that...
Nov/Dec 2009
Neurons shouldn’t always stick together
The cerebral cortex is organized into contiguous cellular columns—the sort of ordering a dozen pencils takes on if...
Sept/Oct 2006
An early start on the road to reason
The cerebral cortex, a layer of cells just a few millimeters thick on the outermost surface of the brain, is largely...
June/July 2005
New Kavli center for neuroscience research will untangle mysteries of the human brain
A mere 2 millimeters may separate us from other members of the animal kingdom. That’s the approximate thickness of the...
Jan/Feb 2006
Neuroscientists target disorders of the brain and spinal cord
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s, and injuries to the brain and spinal...
March/April 2011
Kavli neuroscience institute to cast an even wider scientific net
Building upon a grant made in 2003 that established the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience at Yale, The Kavli Foundation...
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