Molecular Mechanisms of Neural Development and Insights into Disease

1. The regulation of cortical neurogenesis
Ana Villalba, Magdalena Gotz, and Víctor Borrell
2. Ontogeny of adult neural stem cells in the mammalian brain
Allison M. Bond, Guo-li Ming, and Hongjun Song
3. The essential role of primary cilia in cerebral cortical development and disorders
Siling Liu, Mia X. Trupiano, Jeremy Simon, Jiami Guo, and E.S. Anton
4. New insights into the molecular mechanisms of axon guidance receptor regulation and signaling
Yixin Zang, Karina Chaudhari, and Greg J. Bashaw
5. Dorsal commissural axon guidance in the developing spinal cord
Sandy Alvarez, Supraja G. Varadarajan, and Samantha J. Butler
6. Molecular mechanisms that mediate dendrite morphogenesis
Julie L. Lefebvre
7. Wiring subcortical image-forming centers: Topography, laminar targeting, and map alignment
Kristy O. Johnson and Jason W. Triplett
8. Synaptic recognition molecules in development and disease
Dhrubajyoti Chowdhury, Katherine Watters, and Thomas Biederer
9. Role of astrocytes in synapse formation and maturation
Christabel X. Tan, Caley J. Burrus Lane, and Cagla Eroglu
10. Development of motor circuits: From neuronal stem cells and neuronal diversity to motor circuit assembly
Julia L. Meng and Ellie S. Heckscher
11. The development of somatosensory neurons: Insights into pain and itch
Suna L. Cranfill and Wenqin Luo
12. Building the brain from scratch: Engineering region-specific brain organoids from human stem cells to study neural development and disease
Fadi Jacob, Jordan G. Schnoll, Hongjun Song, and Guo-li Ming