Developmental Neurobiology

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LEC #	TOPICS
1	Introduction
2	Neural Induction
3	Establishing the CNS Anterior/Posterior Axis
4	Hox Genes and Segmental Organization of the Hindbrain and Spinal Cord
5	The Spinal Cord Dorsal/Ventral Axis
6	Regionalization of the Embryonic Midbrain and Forebrain
7	Lineage Studies
8	Neural Crest
9	Progression from Extrinsic to Intrinsic Signals of Cell Fate
10	Neuronal Migration 1: Radial vs Tangential Movement Prof. Carlos Lois, MIT
11	Asymmetric Cell Divisions
12	Stem Cells
13	Axon Guidance 1: Cues, Receptors and Downstream Signalling Prof. Paul Garrity, MIT
14	Axon Guidance 2: Cues, Receptors and Downstream Signalling Prof. Paul Garrity, MIT
15	Cell Death
16	Growth Factors
17	Map Formation 1: The Retinotectal System - Chemical and Molecular Gradients
18	Neuronal Migration 2: Long Distance Travel Prof. Carlos Lois, MIT
19	Map Formation 2: The Olfactory System - Representing Smells in the Brain
20	Activity Dependent Development 1: The Visual System
21	Cortical Regionalization: Specification of Functional Domains Maria Donohgue, Yale University
22	Activity Dependent Development 2: Plasticity Genes
23	Synapse Formation 1: NMJ
24	Synapse Formation 2: Central Synapses
25	Review