Asymmetry of the brain: development and implications

V Duboc, P Dufourcq, P Blader… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Although the left and right hemispheres of our brains develop with a high degree of
symmetry at both the anatomical and functional levels, it has become clear that subtle …

The habenular nuclei: a conserved asymmetric relay station in the vertebrate brain

IH Bianco, SW Wilson - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The dorsal diencephalon, or epithalamus, contains the bilaterally paired habenular nuclei
and the pineal complex. The habenulae form part of the dorsal diencephalic conduction …

Comprehensive identification and spatial mapping of habenular neuronal types using single-cell RNA-seq

S Pandey, K Shekhar, A Regev, AF Schier - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
The identification of cell types and marker genes is critical for dissecting neural development
and function, but the size and complexity of the brain has hindered the comprehensive …

Identification of the zebrafish ventral habenula as a homolog of the mammalian lateral habenula

R Amo, H Aizawa, M Takahoko… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
The mammalian habenula consists of the medial and lateral habenulae. Recent behavioral
and electrophysiological studies suggested that the lateral habenula plays a pivotal role in …

Genetic dissection of the zebrafish habenula, a possible switching board for selection of behavioral strategy to cope with fear and anxiety

H Okamoto, M Agetsuma… - Developmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The habenula is a part of an evolutionarily highly conserved conduction pathway within the
limbic system that connects telencephalic nuclei to the brain stem nuclei such as …

Brn3a and Nurr1 mediate a gene regulatory pathway for habenula development

LA Quina, S Wang, L Ng, EE Turner - Journal of Neuroscience, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
The habenula is a dorsal diencephalic structure consisting of medial and lateral subnuclei
and a principal output tract, the fasciculus retroflexus, which together form a link between the …

Early differences in epithalamic left–right asymmetry influence lateralization and personality of adult zebrafish

M Dadda, A Domenichini, L Piffer, F Argenton… - Behavioural brain …, 2010 - Elsevier
The habenulae are part of an evolutionary conserved conduction system that connects the
limbic forebrain areas with midbrain structures and is implicated in important functions such …

Breaking symmetry: The zebrafish as a model for understanding left‐right asymmetry in the developing brain

M Roussigne, P Blader… - Developmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
How does left‐right asymmetry develop in the brain and how does the resultant asymmetric
circuitry impact on brain function and lateralized behaviors? By enabling scientists to …

Early-light embryonic stimulation suggests a second route, via gene activation, to cerebral lateralization in vertebrates

C Chiandetti, J Galliussi, RJ Andrew, G Vallortigara - Scientific Reports, 2013 - nature.com
Genetic factors determine the asymmetrical position of vertebrate embryos allowing
asymmetric environmental stimulation to shape cerebral lateralization. In birds, late-light …

[HTML][HTML] Wnt/Axin1/β-catenin signaling regulates asymmetric nodal activation, elaboration, and concordance of CNS asymmetries

M Carl, IH Bianco, B Bajoghli, N Aghaallaei, T Czerny… - Neuron, 2007 - cell.com
Nodal activity in the left lateral plate mesoderm (LPM) is required to activate left-sided Nodal
signaling in the epithalamic region of the zebrafish forebrain. Epithalamic Nodal signaling …