2007
4.14 The Development and Evolutionary Expansion of the Cerebral Cortex in Primates
Rakic P, Kornack D. 4.14 The Development and Evolutionary Expansion of the Cerebral Cortex in Primates. 2007, 243-259. DOI: 10.1016/b0-12-370878-8/00004-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary expansionSpecies-specific sizeSmall genetic differencesCerebral cortexEvolutionary mechanismsMammalian speciesBrain evolutionCell cycleCellular eventsSpontaneous mutationsGenetic differencesRadial unit hypothesisRodent embryosBasic organizationModern neurobiologyEmbryosNew insightsNon-human primatesCorticogenesisHuman uniquenessBiological substratesCortexNeuronal interactionsEmbryogenesisHuman cerebrum
2001
Normal Programmed Cell Death of Developing Avian and Mammalian Neurons Following Inhibition or Genetic Deletion of Caspases
Oppenheim R, Kuan C, Prevette D, Rakic P, Yaginuma H. Normal Programmed Cell Death of Developing Avian and Mammalian Neurons Following Inhibition or Genetic Deletion of Caspases. Research And Perspectives In Neurosciences 2001, 61-74. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-04333-2_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell deathAbsence of caspasesProgrammed Cell DeathCaspase family membersPost-mitotic neuronsGenetic deletionCaspase inhibitorsCaspase activityNeuronal PCDMammalian neuronsPCDCaspasesChick embryosDeletionFamily membersMorphological degenerationEmbryosUpstreamNeuronsNormal occurrenceInhibitorsOvoInhibitionMembersDeath
1991
Experimental manipulation of cerebral cortical areas in primates
Rakic P. Experimental manipulation of cerebral cortical areas in primates. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1991, 331: 291-294. PMID: 1677473, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1991.0019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies-specific diversityExperimental manipulationEmbryonic developmentPrimate embryosProtomap hypothesisDevelopmental mechanismsCellular eventsMolecular mechanismsNeuronal phenotypeCerebral cortical areasSynaptic architectureHigher brain functionsCell numberCerebral cortexCongenital disorderExtrinsic influencesSynaptic circuitryCortical areasCytoarchitectonic patternCytoarchitectonic areasBrain functionEmbryosDiversityDistinct areasPhenotype
1977
Genesis of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in the rhesus monkey: Site and time of origin, kinetics of proliferation, routes of migration and pattern of distribution of neurons
Rakic P. Genesis of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in the rhesus monkey: Site and time of origin, kinetics of proliferation, routes of migration and pattern of distribution of neurons. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1977, 176: 23-52. PMID: 409739, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901760103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyH3-TdRAnalysis of embryosExamination of embryosLast cell divisionGeneration of neuronsCell divisionCellular fasciclesPostmitotic cellsThird ventricleTime of originRoute of migrationPattern of distributionRhesus monkeysDorsal lateral geniculate bodyPrecursor neuronsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusKinetics of proliferationEarly postnatal daysLateral geniculate nucleusVentricular zoneGerminal zoneProliferative unitsMonths of gestationEmbryos