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
1997
Early emergence of photoreceptor mosaicism in the primate retina revealed by a novel cone‐specific monoclonal antibody
Wikler K, Rakic P, Bhattacharyya N, Macleish P. Early emergence of photoreceptor mosaicism in the primate retina revealed by a novel cone‐specific monoclonal antibody. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1997, 377: 500-508. PMID: 9007188, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970127)377:4<500::aid-cne2>3.0.co;2-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate retinaFetal retinaMonoclonal antibodiesAdult primate retinaEmbryonic day 80Opsin-positive conesOuter plexiform layerNovel monoclonal antibodyPopulation of conesShort-wavelength sensitive conesDouble-labeling experimentsSynaptic contactsPlexiform layerPhotoreceptor layerWavelength-sensitive conesMacaque monkeysSynaptic connectionsFetal ageRetinaDay 80Cone genesisCone opsinsImmunoreactivityAntibodiesInitial differentiation
1996
Development of photoreceptor mosaics in the primate retina.
Wikler K, Rakic P. Development of photoreceptor mosaics in the primate retina. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1996, 3: 161-75. PMID: 8931091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate retinaPhotoreceptor mosaicAdult primate retinaCentral nervous systemRatio of rodsNervous systemRetinaTopographic arrangementRetinal coordinatesCone subtypesScotopic visionAvailable dataSubtypesTransient appearanceColor visionNeuronal arraysPhotoreceptor subtypesPhenotypePrimatesDifferent visual habitatsDifferent primatesRegional differencesPrimate species
1991
Distribution of dopaminergic receptors in the primate cerebral cortex: Quantitative autoradiographic analysis using [3H]raclopride, [3H]spiperone and [3H]SCH23390
Lidow M, Goldman-Rakic P, Gallager D, Rakic P. Distribution of dopaminergic receptors in the primate cerebral cortex: Quantitative autoradiographic analysis using [3H]raclopride, [3H]spiperone and [3H]SCH23390. Neuroscience 1991, 40: 657-671. PMID: 2062437, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(91)90003-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 receptorsCerebral cortexCytoarchitectonic areasDopaminergic receptorsLayer VLaminar distributionD1 receptorsD2 receptor distributionInfragranular layers VPresence of ketanserinPresence of mianserinNeurotransmitter receptor subtypesPrimate cerebral cortexD2 dopaminergic receptorsDifferent laminar distributionsMonkey cerebral cortexQuantitative autoradiographic analysisDopamine D1 receptorsDopamine D2 receptorsRostral-caudal gradientBilaminar patternLayer V.Motor cortexReceptor subtypesSpecific antagonist
1990
Distribution of photoreceptor subtypes in the retina of diurnal and nocturnal primates
Wikler K, Rakic P. Distribution of photoreceptor subtypes in the retina of diurnal and nocturnal primates. Journal Of Neuroscience 1990, 10: 3390-3401. PMID: 2145402, PMCID: PMC6570186, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.10-10-03390.1990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkey retinaMonkey retinaRhesus monkeysNew World owl monkeysOwl monkeysCone inner segmentsAbnormal colour visionBlue cone opsinDensity of conesColor visionBlue-sensitive conesDorsal retinaGreen cone opsinRetinaSpecific antibodiesCSA-1Inner segmentsMonkeysFoveaAntibodiesPhotoreceptor subtypesRed/greenDevelopmental 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
1988
CCK-immunoreactive terminals form different types of synapses in the rat and monkey hippocampus
Leranth C, Frotscher M, Rakic P. CCK-immunoreactive terminals form different types of synapses in the rat and monkey hippocampus. Histochemistry And Cell Biology 1988, 88: 343-352. PMID: 3366638, DOI: 10.1007/bf00570293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCholecystokininHippocampusImmunohistochemistryMacaca mulattaMaleMicroscopy, ElectronRatsSpecies SpecificitySynapsesConceptsSynaptic contactsMonkey hippocampusSymmetric synaptic contactsAsymmetric synaptic contactsDistribution of CCKExcitatory transmissionSymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsPyramidal cellsRat hippocampusCA3 regionDendritic spinesPrimate hippocampusHippocampusCell bodiesRodent hippocampusSame neuropeptidesImmunocytochemical analysisPresent findingsRatsSynapsesImportant differencesAsymmetric contactsCholecystokininCA1
1985
DNA Synthesis and Cell Division in the Adult Primate Braina
RAKIC P. DNA Synthesis and Cell Division in the Adult Primate Braina. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1985, 457: 193-211. PMID: 3913364, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1985.tb20806.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostembryonic neurogenesisNonmammalian vertebratesCell divisionDNA precursorsPrimate central nervous systemStable populationDNA synthesisNonprimate mammalsCentral nervous systemMature primatesNeuronal additionGlial cellsNervous systemAdult monkeysRetention of memoryAutoradiographic analysisMultiple injectionsVertebratesDevelopmental periodMammalsVariable degreesNeuronsJuvenilesNeurogenesisTurnover
1984
Region‐specific distribution of catecholamine afferents in primate cerebral cortex: A fluorescence histochemical analysis
Levitt P, Rakic P, Goldman‐Rakic P. Region‐specific distribution of catecholamine afferents in primate cerebral cortex: A fluorescence histochemical analysis. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1984, 227: 23-36. PMID: 6470208, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902270105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCA innervationCerebral cortexCerebral lobesFluorescent axonsRhesus monkeysFirst anatomical demonstrationFluorescence histochemical analysisPrimate cerebral cortexSubjacent white matterPrimary visual cortexConcentration of DAAdult rhesus monkeysDifferent cortical regionsRegion-specific distributionLaminar distributionGyrencephalic brainLayer VICatecholamine afferentsSomatosensory areaFluorescence histochemistryPremotor areasCytoarchitectonic regionsIntracerebral distributionPreterminal axonsLayers II
1978
Mechanisms of Cortical Development: A View From Mutations in Mice
Caviness V, Rakic P. Mechanisms of Cortical Development: A View From Mutations in Mice. Annual Review Of Neuroscience 1978, 1: 297-326. PMID: 386903, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ne.01.030178.001501.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoradiographyCell MovementGeniculate BodiesHaplorhiniHumansMacaca mulattaMitosisRetinaSpecies SpecificityConceptsLateral 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
1976
Differentiation of Purkinje cells and their relationship to other components of developing cerebellar cortex in man
Zecevic N, Rakic P. Differentiation of Purkinje cells and their relationship to other components of developing cerebellar cortex in man. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1976, 167: 27-47. PMID: 818132, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901670103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCerebellar CortexDendritesHaplorhiniHumansPurkinje CellsSpecies SpecificityConceptsPurkinje cellsSomatic spinesCerebellar cortexPurkinje cell somatic spinesGolgi impregnation methodFirst postnatal yearTime of birthHuman Purkinje cellsNew dendritic branchesPurkinje cell maturationBipolar somataPostnatal ageDendritic shaftsIntrauterine lifeDendritic arborsFetal weekDendritic processesPostnatal yearFetal monthCell maturationPrimate cerebellumNeuronal differentiationHuman specimensDendritic branchesBasal cell pole