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
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 analysisCorticogenesisCellsPrimates
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 kinaseDistinct Functions of α3 and αV Integrin Receptors in Neuronal Migration and Laminar Organization of the Cerebral Cortex
Anton E, Kreidberg J, Rakic P. Distinct Functions of α3 and αV Integrin Receptors in Neuronal Migration and Laminar Organization of the Cerebral Cortex. Neuron 1999, 22: 277-289. PMID: 10069334, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)81089-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexNeuronal migrationNeuron-glial interactionsΑv integrin receptorsRadial glial cellsRadial glial fibersCortical neuronsGlial cellsAbnormal layeringLaminar organizationGlial fibersCortexNeuronsSpecific cell-cell recognitionAlpha3beta1 integrinIntegrin receptorsIntegrin geneIntegrinsTargeted mutationsIntegrin functionCorticogenesisReceptors
1988
Defects of neuronal migration and the pathogenesis of cortical malformations
Rakic P, Swaab D. Defects of neuronal migration and the pathogenesis of cortical malformations. Progress In Brain Research 1988, 73: 15-37. PMID: 3047794, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)60494-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research