Cellular Migration and Formation of Neuronal Connections

The genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms of neural development are essential for understanding evolution and disorders of neural systems. Recent advances in genetic, molecular, and cell biological methods have generated a massive increase in new information, but there is a paucity of comprehensive and up-to-date syntheses, references, and historical perspectives on this important subject. The Comprehensive Developmental Neuroscience series is designed to fill this gap, offering the most thorough coverage of this field on the market today and addressing all aspects of how the nervous system and its components develop. Particular attention is paid to the effects of abnormal development and on new psychiatric/neurological treatments being developed based on our increased understanding of developmental mechanisms. Each volume in the series consists of review style articles that average 15-20pp and feature numerous illustrations and full references. Volume 2 offers 56 high level articles devoted mainly to Formation of Axons and Dendrites, Migration, Synaptogenesis, Developmental Sequences in the Maturation of Intrinsic and Synapse Driven Patterns.
- Series offers 144 articles for 2904 full color pages addressing ways in which the nervous system and its components develop
- Features leading experts in various subfields as Section Editors and article Authors
- All articles peer reviewed by Section Editors to ensure accuracy, thoroughness, and scholarship
- Volume 2 sections include coverage of mechanisms which regulate: the formation of axons and dendrites, cell migration, synapse formation and maintenance during development, and neural activity, from cell-intrinsic maturation to early correlated patterns of activity

I: Formation of Axons and DendritesChapter 1 - Development of Neuronal Polarity In Vivo - F. PolleuxChapter 2 - Role of the Cytoskeleton and Membrane Trafficking in Axon-Dendrite Morphogenesis - K.C. Flynn, M. Stiess, F. BradkeChapter 3 - Axon Growth and Branching - L. Ma, D.A. GibsonChapter 4 - Axon Guidance: Semaphorin/Neuropilin/Plexin Signaling - J. Falk, V. CastellaniChapter 5 - Roles of Eph-Ephrin Signaling in Axon Guidance -A.D. Chisholm, D.A. FeldheimChapter 6 - Axon Guidance: Slit-Robo Signaling - F. Beaubien, J.E.A. Prince, J.-F. CloutierChapter 7 - Nonconventional Axon Guidance Cues - L. Izzi, F. CharronChapter 8 - Axon Regeneration -T.L. Dickendesher, Y. Duan, R.J. GigerChapter 9 - Axon Maintenance and Degeneration - F. Wang, Z. HeChapter 10 - Dendrite Development: Invertebrates - W.B. GrueberChapter 11 - Dendritic Development: Vertebrates - C. Lohmann II: MigrationChapter 12 - Cell Polarity and Initiation of MigrationChapter 13 - Leading Process Dynamics During Neuronal Migration - M. Valdeolmillos, F. MoyaChapter 14 - Nucleokinesis - O. Reiner, G. GerlitzChapter 15 - Migration in the Cerebellum - Y. Komuro, T. Kumada, N. Ohno, K.D. Foote, H. KomuroChapter 16 - Radial Migration in the Developing Cerebral Cortex - S.C. Noctor, C.L. Cunningham, A.R. KriegsteinChapter 17 - Radial Migration of Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex - A. Stanco, E.S. AntonChapter 18 - Migration in the Hippocampus - G. Li, S.J. PleasureChapter 19 - Hindbrain Tangential Migration - C. Sotelo, A. ChedotalChapter 20 - Tangential Migration: The Forebrain - T.J. Petros, S.A. AndersonChapter 21 - Transcriptional Regulation of Tangential Neuronal Migration in the Vertebrate Hindbrain - T. Di Meglio, F.M. RijliChapter 22 - Postnatal Neurogenesis of the Forebrain - R. Belvindrah, P.-M. LledoChapter 23 - Migration of Myelin-Forming Cells in the CNS - F. de Castro, B. ZalcChapter 24 - Neuronal Migration and Brain Patterning - A. Griveau, U. Borello, A. PieraniChapter 25 - Neuronal Migration of Guidepost Cells - F. Bielle, S. GarelChapter 26 - Neuronal Migration Disorders - J.J. LoTurco, A.B. Booker III: SynaptogenesisChapter 27 - Molecular Composition of Developing Glutamatergic Synapses - S.L. Barrow, A.K. McAllisterChapter 28 - In Vivo Imaging of Synaptogenesis - M. Munz, E.S. RuthazerChapter 29 - Genetic Analysis of Synaptogenesis - C.S. Lu, D. Van VactorChapter 30 - Activity-Regulated Genes and Synaptic Plasticity - J.H. Leslie, E. NediviChapter 31 - New Imaging Tools to Study Synaptogenesis - S.J. Le Marchand, M.B. DalvaChapter 32 - Wnt Signaling - P.C. SalinasChapter 33 - Neurotrophins and Synaptogenesis, 39-658, F. Jeanneteau, M.V. ChaoChapter 34 - Ephrins and Eph Receptors - Synaptogenesis and Synaptic Function - A. Filosa, R. leinChapter 35 - Neuroligins and Neurexins - D. Schreiner, P. ScheiffeleChapter 36 - Circuit Assembly in the Developing Vertebrate Retina - T. Yoshimatsu, S.C. Suzuki, R.O.L. WongChapter 37 - Synaptogenesis in the Adult CNS - Neocortical Plasticity - R. Eavri, E. NediviChapter 38 - Synaptogenesis in the Adult CNS - Hippocampus - C. Zhao, N. Toni, F.H. GageChapter 39 - Synaptogenesis in the Adult CNS-Olfactory System - A. MizrahiChapter 40 - Synaptogenesis and Recovery from Cortical Trauma - R.J. Nudo, D. McNeal IV: Developmental Sequences in the Maturation of Intrinsic and Synapse Driven Patterns; Chapter 41 - GABA: A Multifacet Device that Exerts a Crucial Role in Brain Development - Y. Ben-AriChapter 42 - Lessons from Zebrafish: Ion Channels Guide Neuronal Development -T.C. Martin, A.B. RiberaChapter 43 - Regulation of AMPA-Type Glutamate Receptor Trafficking - Boekhoorn, C.C. HoogenraadChapter 44 - Pre- and Postsynaptic Assembly and Maturation: Principal Mechanisms and Coordination - S.J. Sigrist, C. WichmannChapter 45 - Cajal-Retzius and Subplate Cells: Transient Cortical Neurons and Circuits - H.J.