During evolution, the cerebral cortex advances by increasing in surface and the introduction
of new cytoarchitectonic areas among which the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is considered to be …

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) tractography is an advanced imaging
technique that enables in vivo reconstruction of the brain's white matter connections at …

Throughout development, the brain transits from early highly synchronous activity patterns to
a mature state with sparse and decorrelated neural activity, yet the mechanisms underlying …

The pregnancy period represents a unique window of opportunity to identify risks to both the
fetus and mother and to deter the intergenerational transmission of adversity and mental …

Classical lissencephaly is a genetic neurological disorder associated with mental
retardation and intractable epilepsy, and Miller-Dieker syndrome (MDS) is the most severe …

Adult cortical areas consist of specialized cell types and circuits that support unique higher-
order cognitive functions. How this regional diversity develops from an initially uniform …

Oligodendrocytes myelinate axons in the central nervous system and develop from
oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) that must first migrate extensively during brain and …

Folding of the cerebral cortex is a fundamental milestone of mammalian brain evolution and
is associated with dramatic increases in size and complexity. New animal models, genetic …

The classic view of cortical development, embodied in the radial unit hypothesis, highlights
the ventricular radial glia (vRG) scaffold as a key architectonic feature of the develo** …

Background: Over the past 10 years, research into environmental risk factors for autism has
grown dramatically, bringing evidence that an array of non-genetic factors acting during the …