Building the gateway to consciousness - about the development of the thalamus

• Hoofdauteur: Steffen Scholpp (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Tomomi Shimogori (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Reeks: Frontiers Research Topics
• Onderwerpen: Neurosciences; thalamic neurogenesis; Neurons; Thalamus; neural plate patterning; neural progenitor cells
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Since years, patterning and function of some brain parts such as the cortex in the forebrain and the optical tectum or cerebellum in the midbrain/hindbrain region are under strong investigation. Interestingly the diencephalon located in the caudal forebrain has been ignored for decades. Consequently...