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
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
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
1978
Development of the interpeduncular nucleus in the midbrain of rhesus monkey and human
Lenn N, Halfon N, Rakic P. Development of the interpeduncular nucleus in the midbrain of rhesus monkey and human. Brain Structure And Function 1978, 152: 273-289. PMID: 418705, DOI: 10.1007/bf00350525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpeduncular nucleusIPN neuronsRhesus monkeysCarnegie stages 17Histological preparationsNon-human primatesNeuronal sizeIntrauterine lifeCerebral aqueductPostmitotic cellsVentral midbrainGolgi impregnationNissl substanceDay 36Stage 17Golgi methodExperimental modelNeuronsNeuronal differentiationAutoradiographic methodAutoradiographic analysisVentricular surfaceMonkeysFinal cell divisionFetuses