title: Supersize me-new insights into cortical expansion and gyration of the mammalian brain.
abstract: During evolution, the mammalian brain massively expanded its size. However, the exact roles of distinct neural precursors, identified in the developing cortex during embryogenesis, for size expansion and surface folding (i.e., gyration) remain largely unknown. New findings by Nonaka-Kinoshita et al advance our understanding of embryonic neural precursor function by identifying cell type-selective functions for size expansion and folding, and challenge previously held concepts of mammalian brain development.
authors.affiliation: Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Laboni
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jessberger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000502:physiology*; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D064231:Nestin; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D064231:Nestin