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
2000
Programmed Cell Death in Mouse Brain Development
Kuan C, Flavell R, Rakic P. Programmed Cell Death in Mouse Brain Development. Results And Problems In Cell Differentiation 2000, 30: 145-162. PMID: 10857188, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-48002-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell death machineryMouse brain developmentCell deathDeath machineryNematode Caenorhabditis elegansBasic cellular eventsIdeal experimental systemVertebrate nervous systemBrain developmentCaenorhabditis elegansNormal human brain developmentNerve growth factorGenetic pathwaysTrophic theoryRecent geneSpecific genesCellular eventsGenetic studiesNeural developmentHuman brain developmentTargeted disruptionHigher primatesMechanistic understandingEssential roleGenes
1998
Genesis of Topographic and Cellular Diversity in the Primate Retina
Rakic P. Genesis of Topographic and Cellular Diversity in the Primate Retina. NATO Science Series A: 1998, 61-75. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5333-5_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimate retinaVisual centersRetinal layersMacaque monkeysAbnormal visionCell classesSynaptic architectureMature animalsRetinaCellular relationshipsNormal embryosMultiple factorsReciprocal interactionsCellular eventsModern neurobiologyHuman eyeEarly developmental stagesDevelopmental stagesVisual systemCellular diversityAvailable dataIntrinsic mechanism
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 areasPhenotypeCritical Cellular Events During Cortical Evolution: Radial Unit Hypothesis
Rakic P. Critical Cellular Events During Cortical Evolution: Radial Unit Hypothesis. NATO Science Series A: 1991, 21-32. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0652-6_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell biological mechanismsCritical cellular eventsComplex cellular changesCellular eventsRadial unit hypothesisCerebral evolutionCortical evolutionCellular mechanismsCellular changesBiological mechanismsRemarkable structureHuman mental capacitiesEvolutionMechanismContemporary neuroscientistsPrimates
1982
Ontogeny State of the Art Report
Strichartz G, Aguayo A, Cowan W, Distel H, Lim L, McKhann G, Mugnaini E, Rakic P, Rickmann M, Spitzer N, Webster H. Ontogeny State of the Art Report. Dahlem Workshop Report 1982, 93-114. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-68466-1_9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research