title: Development. The decade of the developing brain.
abstract: Our understanding of neural development has advanced dramatically over the past decade. Significant insights have now been obtained into seven fundamental developmental processes: first, induction of the neural plate; second, regionalization of the neural tube along the dorsoventral and anteroposterior axes; third, generation of neurons and glia from multipotential precursors; fourth, apoptotic cell death; fifth, migration of neurons; sixth, guidance of axons to their targets; and seventh, formation of synapses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, 701 West 168th Street, NY, New York 10032, USA. tmj1@columbia.edu
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Jessell
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sanes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans