In the immature brain, GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) is excitatory, and GABA-releasing
synapses are formed before glutamatergic contacts in a wide range of species and …

The capacity of the olfactory epithelium (OE) for lifelong neurogenesis and regeneration
depends on the persistence of neurocompetent stem cells, which self‐renew as well as …

Recent studies on the origin of cell populations in rodent and chicken embryonic brains
provide evidence for extensive tangential migration within the develo** telencephalon. On …

In the vertebrate central nervous system, the retina has been a useful model for studies of
cell fate determination. Recent results from studies conducted in vitro and in vivo suggest a …

By combining an inducible genetic fate map** strategy with electrophysiological analysis,
we have systematically characterized the populations of cortical GABAergic interneurons …

Expression of the Notch effector gene Hes1 is required for maintenance of neural
progenitors in the embryonic brain, but persistent and high levels of Hes1 expression inhibit …

Basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors have been identified for neurons and
their precursors but not for glial cells. We have identified two bHLH factors, Oligo1 and …

The mouse Mash-7 gene, like its Drosophila homologs of the achaete-scute complex (AS-
C), encodes a transcription factor expressed in neural precursors. We created a null allele of …

The role of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in glucocorticoid physiology and during
development was investigated by generation of GR-deficient mice by gene targeting. GR …

GABAergic cortical interneurons underlie the complexity of neural circuits and are
particularly numerous and diverse in humans. In rodents, cortical interneurons originate in …