1994
Synaptogenesis in the Prefrontal Cortex of Rhesus Monkeys
Bourgeois J, Goldman-Rakic P, Rakic P. Synaptogenesis in the Prefrontal Cortex of Rhesus Monkeys. Cerebral Cortex 1994, 4: 78-96. PMID: 8180493, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/4.1.78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageSynaptic densityPrefrontal cortexCortical plateMotor areaRhesus monkeysDensity of synapsesQuantitative electron microscopic analysisCourse of synaptogenesisHigh synaptic densityWhole cortical thicknessPrefrontal association areasMacaque prefrontal cortexCerebral cortexDendritic shaftsSupragranular layersCortical circuitryCortical thicknessCortical mantleAssociation areasSynapse formationDay 47Selective increaseCortexSynapses
1990
Neurogenesis of the magnocellular basal forebrain nuclei in the rhesus monkey
Kordower J, Rakic P. Neurogenesis of the magnocellular basal forebrain nuclei in the rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1990, 291: 637-653. PMID: 2329194, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902910410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal forebrain nucleiMagnocellular basal forebrain nucleiBasal forebrainForebrain nucleiRhesus monkeysAnterior basal forebrainEmbryonic day 27Early postnatal periodPeak of neurogenesisCortical-cortical connectionsNucleus basalisNeurogenic gradientCortical neuronsDays gestationMagnocellular neuronsPostnatal periodTarget neuronsNeuronal genesisCortical mantleMagnocellular nucleusPregnant animalsDay 27Intermediate divisionGestationPosterior division