2022
Role of intracortical neuropil growth in the gyrification of the primate cerebral cortex
Rash B, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P. Role of intracortical neuropil growth in the gyrification of the primate cerebral cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 120: e2210967120. PMID: 36574666, PMCID: PMC9910595, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210967120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter subventricular zoneSubcortical white matterCerebral cortexWhite matterFormation of gyriPrimate cerebral cortexMammalian cerebral cortexMarkers of proliferationCortical malformationsCortical plateGlial cellsGyral developmentSubventricular zoneCortical neurogenesisFetal developmentVentricular zoneCortical foldingNeuronal progenitorsGyrificationNeuronal growthNeuropil growthPrimary gyriCortexNeurodevelopmental disordersGyrus
2001
Development of Layer I Neurons in the Primate Cerebral Cortex
Zecevic N, Rakic P. Development of Layer I Neurons in the Primate Cerebral Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 5607-5619. PMID: 11466432, PMCID: PMC6762645, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-15-05607.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexLayer ILayer I cellsLayer I neuronsPrimate cerebral cortexCajal-Retzius cellsSubpial granular layerGABAergic neuronsGABAergic interneuronsCortical plateI neuronsGanglionic eminenceMacaque monkeysPial surfaceOlfactory primordiumI cellsNeuronsMonth periodLong gestationGranular layerCortexUltrastructural analysisCorticogenesisCellsPrimatesIndependent parcellation of the embryonic visual cortex and thalamus revealed by combinatorial Eph/ephrin gene expression
Šestan N, Rakic P, Donoghue M. Independent parcellation of the embryonic visual cortex and thalamus revealed by combinatorial Eph/ephrin gene expression. Current Biology 2001, 11: 39-43. PMID: 11166178, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00043-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortical areasVisual cortexCortical plateCortical areasReciprocal connectionsDistinct visual cortical areasLateral geniculate nucleusEphA family membersPulvinar projectionsHigher association areasCytoarchitectonic differentiationThalamic nucleiGeniculate nucleusThalamusAssociation areasThalamocortical systemRhesus monkeysExtrastriate cortexCortexReceptor tyrosine kinasesEph receptor tyrosine kinasesMolecular patternsFamily membersTyrosine kinaseStriate
2000
Radial Unit Hypothesis of Neocortical Expansion
Rakic P. Radial Unit Hypothesis of Neocortical Expansion. Novartis Foundation Symposia 2000, 228: 30-45. PMID: 10929315, DOI: 10.1002/0470846631.ch3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial unit hypothesisSpecies-specific sizeFamily of genesMutations of genesVentricular zoneMammalian evolutionFounder cellsNatural selectionRegulatory genesCell divisionMorphoregulatory moleculesPostmitotic cellsTransgenic animalsCortical plateCell deathNeocortical expansionGenesBasic organizationGlial scaffoldingColumnar unitsCortical cellsCerebral cortexCellsCortical developmentSynaptic connections
1999
Molecular Gradients and Compartments in the Embryonic Primate Cerebral Cortex
Donoghue M, Rakic P. Molecular Gradients and Compartments in the Embryonic Primate Cerebral Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1999, 9: 586-600. PMID: 10498277, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/9.6.586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntisense Elements (Genetics)Brain ChemistryCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsEphrin-A1FemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHomeodomain ProteinsIn Situ HybridizationMacaca mulattaNeocortexNeuronsPregnancyProsencephalonProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesTranscription FactorsConceptsCerebral cortexPrimate cerebral cortexEmbryonic cerebral cortexMature cerebral cortexEphA receptor tyrosine kinasesArrival of afferentsPrimate forebrainCortical plateMature cortexEfferent connectionsCortical developmentCortical areasAnteroposterior extentSpecific afferentsMacaque monkeysReceptor tyrosine kinasesPeripheral influencesCortexGene expressionPrimate corticogenesisAfferentsNeocortexIntrinsic programCorticogenesisTyrosine kinaseMolecular Evidence for the Early Specification of Presumptive Functional Domains in the Embryonic Primate Cerebral Cortex
Donoghue M, Rakic P. Molecular Evidence for the Early Specification of Presumptive Functional Domains in the Embryonic Primate Cerebral Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 5967-5979. PMID: 10407035, PMCID: PMC6783094, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-14-05967.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical platePresumptive visual cortexPrimate cerebral cortexLigand ephrin-A5Appropriate synaptic connectionsCortical cellsThalamocortical connectionsCerebral cortexMonkey neocortexCortical developmentPrimate neocortexVisual cortexSynaptic connectionsEphrin-A3Ephrin-A2Extrastriate cortexEarly gene expressionEmbryonic neocortexEphrin-A5Molecular patternsNeocortexCortexEphA6Primate corticogenesisPosterior region
1996
Role of neuron-glial junctional domain proteins in the maintenance and termination of neuronal migration across the embryonic cerebral wall
Anton E, Cameron R, Rakic P. Role of neuron-glial junctional domain proteins in the maintenance and termination of neuronal migration across the embryonic cerebral wall. Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 2283-2293. PMID: 8601808, PMCID: PMC6578523, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-07-02283.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic cerebral wallCerebral wallNeuronal migrationCerebral cortexNeuronal migratory pathwayRadial glial cell processesRadial glial fibersGlial cell processesNormal neuronal migrationCortical plateSlice preparationAntibody exposureGlial fibersMarginal zone regionsMonoclonal antibodiesAntibodiesNeuronsCortexCell substratesMarginal zonePolyclonal antiserumMicrotubular organizationCell processesMigratory pathwaysCell detachment
1995
Distribution and density of monoamine receptors in the primate visual cortex devoid of retinal input from early embryonic stages
Rakic P, Lidow. Distribution and density of monoamine receptors in the primate visual cortex devoid of retinal input from early embryonic stages. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 2561-2574. PMID: 7891189, PMCID: PMC6578103, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-03-02561.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonoamine receptorsVisual cortexLaminar distributionSpecific laminar patternMonths of agePrimate visual cortexGroups of animalsBinocular enucleationCortical consequencesPrestriate areasCerebral cortexMonoaminergic receptorsSupragranular layersCortical plateLayer IVCongenital anophthalmiaGeniculocortical fibersOccipital lobeCortical bindingLaminar patternRetinal inputNeurotransmitter receptorsMonkey striateCoronal planeDistinct laminar
1994
Unique profiles of the alpha 1-, alpha 2-, and beta-adrenergic receptors in the developing cortical plate and transient embryonic zones of the rhesus monkey
Lidow, Rakic P. Unique profiles of the alpha 1-, alpha 2-, and beta-adrenergic receptors in the developing cortical plate and transient embryonic zones of the rhesus monkey. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 4064-4078. PMID: 8027763, PMCID: PMC6577033, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-07-04064.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient embryonic zonesBeta-adrenergic receptorsCortical plateAdrenergic receptor subtypesSubplate zoneReceptor subtypesCerebral wallRhesus monkeysAlpha 1Alpha 1 sitesAlpha 2Alpha 2 receptorsAlpha 1 receptorsEmbryonic zonesIntensive proliferative activityReceptor autoradiographyCortical neuronsSubventricular zoneCortical developmentOccipital lobeBeta receptorsAdrenergic receptorsAdrenergic sitesVisual cortexGerminal zoneSynaptogenesis 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
1993
Changes of synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey from fetal to adult stage
Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Changes of synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey from fetal to adult stage. Journal Of Neuroscience 1993, 13: 2801-2820. PMID: 8331373, PMCID: PMC6576672, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.13-07-02801.1993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortexSynaptic contactsVisual cortexCortical plateSynaptic densityDendritic spinesPostnatal yearDensity of synapsesThird postnatal monthFirst postnatal yearTime of pubertyMicrons 3Asymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsLayer VICalcarine fissureCortical neuronsLayer IVPostnatal monthLaminar positionMacaque monkeysFunctional maturationRhesus monkeysAdult levelsNeuropil
1990
Developmental history of the transient subplate zone in the visual and somatosensory cortex of the macaque monkey and human brain
Kostovic I, Rakic P. Developmental history of the transient subplate zone in the visual and somatosensory cortex of the macaque monkey and human brain. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1990, 297: 441-470. PMID: 2398142, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902970309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubplate zoneTransient subplate zoneCortical plateSomatosensory cortexSubcortical white matterSubplate neuronsBasal forebrainBrain stemContralateral cerebralGlial cellsPostmigratory neuronsSomatosensory areaFetal brainOccipital lobeCerebral convolutionsCerebral wallFiber terminalsHuman fetusesWhite matterMacaque monkeysVisual areasCortexGestationFiber-rich layersHistochemical methods
1989
Changes in synaptic density in motor cortex of rhesus monkey during fetal and postnatal life
Zecevic N, Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Changes in synaptic density in motor cortex of rhesus monkey during fetal and postnatal life. Brain Research 1989, 50: 11-32. PMID: 2582602, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(89)90124-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor cortexSynaptic densityCortical plateRhesus monkeysDensity of synapsesTransient subplate zonePrimate motor cortexSecond postnatal monthTime of birthVolume of neuropilMicrons 3Non-human primatesSubplate zoneSymmetric synapsesAsymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsSynaptic contactsLaminar distributionFirst synapsePostnatal monthDendritic spinesPostnatal lifeSynaptic connectionsAdult levelsCortex
1981
The genesis of efferent connections from the visual cortex of the fetal rhesus monkey
Shatz C, Rakic P. The genesis of efferent connections from the visual cortex of the fetal rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1981, 196: 287-307. PMID: 7217358, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901960208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusInfragranular cortical layersFetal rhesus monkeysSuperior colliculusRhesus monkeysCortical projectionsPyramidal neuronsVisual cortexCortical layersSubcortical structuresDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusTopographic orderCell-poor zoneCorticogeniculate projectionsSuperficial grayAfferent pathwaysCortical efferentsCortical injectionsEfferent pathwaysCortical plateDendritic arborizationArea 17Pyramidal cellsEfferent connectionsGeniculate nucleusThe site of origin and route and rate of migration of neurons to the hippocampal region of the rhesus monkey
Nowakowski R, Rakic P. The site of origin and route and rate of migration of neurons to the hippocampal region of the rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1981, 196: 129-154. PMID: 7204662, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901960110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrometers/daySite of originVentricular zoneDentate gyrusHippocampal regionParahippocampal formationRhesus monkeysLateral cerebral ventricleMajority of neuronsLamina principalis externaDistinct cytoarchitectonic areasCerebral ventricleCortical plateSubventricular zoneAdjacent neocortexHippocampal formationMedial wallCytoarchitectonic areasNeuronsAnalysis of specimensThymidine autoradiographyProliferative zoneCell migrationGyrusLonger intervals
1979
A golgi study of radial glial cells in developing monkey telencephalon: Morphogenesis and transformation into astrocytes
Schmechel D, Rakic P. A golgi study of radial glial cells in developing monkey telencephalon: Morphogenesis and transformation into astrocytes. Brain Structure And Function 1979, 156: 115-152. PMID: 111580, DOI: 10.1007/bf00300010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial glial cellsGlial cellsCerebral wallSubventricular zoneOccipital lobeRadial fibersPial surfaceRadial glial fibersRapid Golgi methodMedial cerebral wallMonkey telencephalonCalcarine fissureCortical plateGolgi studyLateral ventricleProtoplasmic astrocytesLarge oval nucleiDay 365Ependymal cellsGlial fibersAstrocytesRhesus monkeysOlder ageDay 48Oval nuclei
1977
Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey
Rakic P, Barlow H, Gaze R. Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1977, 278: 245-260. PMID: 19781, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1977.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyRetinal ganglion cellsSuperior colliculusOcular dominance columnsLayer IVFirst retinal ganglion cellsRhesus monkeysDorsal lateral geniculate bodySegregation of afferentsPrenatal developmentAnterograde axoplasmic transportEarly postnatal daysProduction of neuronsPrimary visual cortexJuvenile rhesus monkeysSC projectionsEye injectionTransneuronal transportGeniculate bodyCortical plateGanglion cellsGeniculocortical axonsOptic radiationPostnatal dayOcular dominance
1975
1 Timing of Major Ontogenetic Events in the Visual Cortex of the Rhesus Monkey
RAKIC P. 1 Timing of Major Ontogenetic Events in the Visual Cortex of the Rhesus Monkey. UCLA Forum In Medical Sciences 1975, 3-40. PMID: 812226, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-139050-1.50008-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical plateMonkey visual cortexYoung neuronsVisual cortexSubventricular zoneVentricular cellsRadial glial guidesEarly postnatal stagesNumerous gliaLayer VSubventricular cellsMost neuronsLayer VILayer IVGlial guidesLayer IIICerebral surfaceVentricular zoneCell originCortical formationRhesus monkeysCell bodiesNeuronsPostnatal stagesCortex
1973
Neuronal migration, with special reference to developing human brain: a review
Sidman R, Rakic P. Neuronal migration, with special reference to developing human brain: a review. Brain Research 1973, 62: 1-35. PMID: 4203033, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(73)90617-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar cortexNervous systemRadial glial guidesGranule cell neuronsCentral nervous systemFetal human brainHuman brainImmunological definitionCerebral cortexCortical plateYoung neuronsAfferent axonsBergmann glial fibersGlial guidesCNS cellsGray nucleiGanglionic eminenceInferior oliveCell neuronsGlial fibersHuman nervous systemMutant miceNeuronal migrationNeuronsCortex