2009
Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental biology
Rakic P. Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental biology. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2009, 10: 724-735. PMID: 19763105, PMCID: PMC2913577, DOI: 10.1038/nrn2719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvo-devo approachSpecies-specific adaptationsExtinct common ancestorsNew cell typesSpecies-specific differencesMutations of genesProliferative ventricular zoneMammalian evolutionDistinct migratory pathwaysCommon ancestorDevelopmental biologyCell divisionNew traitsNew cell subtypesNeural stem cellsProtomap hypothesisMouse embryosNew cytoarchitectonic areasTranscriptional factorsUnique cognitive abilitiesGene expressionDifferential enlargementDistinct traitsMigratory pathwaysCortical evolution
2001
Telencephalic origin of human thalamic GABAergic neurons
Letinic K, Rakic P. Telencephalic origin of human thalamic GABAergic neurons. Nature Neuroscience 2001, 4: 931-936. PMID: 11528425, DOI: 10.1038/nn0901-931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-primate mammalian speciesHomeodomain-containing proteinMigratory pathwaysThalamic association nucleiVital dye labelingEvolutionary expansionMammalian speciesAssociation nucleiTelencephalic cellsRodent embryosGuidance cuesChemorepulsive cuesMigration assaysOrganotypic slice culturesDye labelingProliferative zoneNon-human primatesGABAergic neuronsDiencephalic neuronsPathwayDorsal thalamusTelencephalic originGanglionic eminenceSlice culturesNeurons
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