title: CNS development: an overview.
abstract: The basic principles of the development of the central nervous system (CNS) are reviewed, and their implications for both normal and abnormal development of the brain are discussed. The goals of this review are (a) to provide a set of concepts to aid in understanding the variety of complex processes that occur during CNS development, (b) to illustrate how these concepts contribute to our knowledge of the normal anatomy of the adult brain, and (c) to provide a basis for understanding how modifications of normal developmental processes by traumatic injury, by environmental or experiential influences, or by genetic variations may lead to modifications in the resultant structure and function of the adult CNS.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway 08854-5619, USA. rsn@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Nowakowski
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans