Bangalore L. Brain development

New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007. — 110 p."Brain Development" introduces basic brain anatomy and brain development to high school students. It discusses the molecular basis of central nervous system specification, starting from neural induction and pattern formation to neural migration, axon guidance, and synapse formation. It also discusses the role that experience and plasticity play in shaping the structure and function of the developing brain.Brain Basics
Origins of the Nervous System
Neurogenesis: Birth, Migration, and Differentiation of Neurons
Wiring the Brain: Growth and Guidance of Axons and Dendrites
Network Connectivity: Formation and Strengthening of Synapses
Laying the Insulation: Glia and Myelination
The Adaptive Brain: Neural Plasticity
Advances in NeuroscienceFurther Reading
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