Development and functional diversification of cortical interneurons

L Lim, D Mi, A Llorca, O Marín - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
In the cerebral cortex, GABAergic interneurons have evolved as a highly heterogeneous
collection of cell types that are characterized by their unique spatial and temporal …

Hippocampal GABAergic inhibitory interneurons

KA Pelkey, R Chittajallu, MT Craig… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
In the hippocampus GABAergic local circuit inhibitory interneurons represent only~ 10–15%
of the total neuronal population; however, their remarkable anatomical and physiological …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell multi-omic integration compares and contrasts features of brain cell identity

JD Welch, V Kozareva, A Ferreira, C Vanderburg… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Defining cell types requires integrating diverse single-cell measurements from multiple
experiments and biological contexts. To flexibly model single-cell datasets, we developed …

Mouse and human share conserved transcriptional programs for interneuron development

Y Shi, M Wang, D Mi, T Lu, B Wang, H Dong, S Zhong… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The cerebral cortex contains two main classes of neurons that derive from
distinct structures in the developing telencephalon. Excitatory neurons originate from …

Comprehensive cell atlas of the first-trimester developing human brain

E Braun, M Danan-Gotthold, LE Borm, KW Lee… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The adult human brain comprises more than a thousand distinct neuronal and glial cell
types, a diversity that emerges during early brain development. To reveal the precise …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental diversification of cortical inhibitory interneurons

C Mayer, C Hafemeister, RC Bandler, R Machold… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Diverse subsets of cortical interneurons have vital roles in higher-order brain functions. To
investigate how this diversity is generated, here we used single-cell RNA sequencing to …

[HTML][HTML] Human brain organoids assemble functionally integrated bilateral optic vesicles

E Gabriel, W Albanna, G Pasquini, A Ramani… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
During embryogenesis, optic vesicles develop from the diencephalon via a multistep
process of organogenesis. Using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived human brain …

[HTML][HTML] Interneuron cell types are fit to function

A Kepecs, G Fishell - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Understanding brain circuits begins with an appreciation of their component parts—the cells.
Although GABAergic interneurons are a minority population within the brain, they are crucial …

The basics of brain development

J Stiles, TL Jernigan - Neuropsychology review, 2010 - Springer
Over the past several decades, significant advances have been made in our understanding
of the basic stages and mechanisms of mammalian brain development. Studies elucidating …

Fundamental elements in autism: from neurogenesis and neurite growth to synaptic plasticity

J Gilbert, HY Man - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a set of neurodevelopmental disorders with a high
prevalence and impact on society. ASDs are characterized by deficits in both social behavior …