Development of prefrontal cortex

SM Kolk, P Rakic - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 - nature.com
During evolution, the cerebral cortex advances by increasing in surface and the introduction
of new cytoarchitectonic areas among which the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is considered to be …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating the neurodevelopmental and dopamine hypotheses of schizophrenia and the role of cortical excitation-inhibition balance

OD Howes, E Shatalina - Biological psychiatry, 2022 - Elsevier
The neurodevelopmental and dopamine hypotheses are leading theories of the
pathoetiology of schizophrenia, but they were developed in isolation. However, since they …

The synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia version III: a master mechanism

OD Howes, EC Onwordi - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
The synaptic hypothesis of schizophrenia has been highly influential. However, new
approaches mean there has been a step-change in the evidence available, and some tenets …

Biological aging in childhood and adolescence following experiences of threat and deprivation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

NL Colich, ML Rosen, ES Williams… - Psychological …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Life history theory argues that exposure to early life adversity (ELA) accelerates
development, although existing evidence for this varies. We present a meta-analysis and …

Dendritic spine plasticity: function and mechanisms

K Runge, C Cardoso, A De Chevigny - Frontiers in synaptic …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Dendritic spines are small protrusions studding neuronal dendrites, first described in 1888
by Ramón y Cajal using his famous Golgi stainings. Around 50 years later the advance of …

Development and arealization of the cerebral cortex

CR Cadwell, A Bhaduri, MA Mostajo-Radji, MG Keefe… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Adult cortical areas consist of specialized cell types and circuits that support unique higher-
order cognitive functions. How this regional diversity develops from an initially uniform …

The cellular and molecular landscapes of the developing human central nervous system

JC Silbereis, S Pochareddy, Y Zhu, M Li, N Sestan - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
The human CNS follows a pattern of development typical of all mammals, but certain
neurodevelopmental features are highly derived. Building the human CNS requires the …

Childhood adversity and neural development: Deprivation and threat as distinct dimensions of early experience

KA McLaughlin, MA Sheridan, HK Lambert - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2014 - Elsevier
A growing body of research has examined the impact of childhood adversity on neural
structure and function. Advances in our understanding of the neurodevelopmental …

A synaptic perspective of fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorders

C Bagni, RS Zukin - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Altered synaptic structure and function is a major hallmark of fragile X syndrome (FXS),
autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), and other intellectual disabilities (IDs), which are …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of mTOR-dependent macroautophagy causes autistic-like synaptic pruning deficits

G Tang, K Gudsnuk, SH Kuo, ML Cotrina, G Rosoklija… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Developmental alterations of excitatory synapses are implicated in autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs). Here, we report increased dendritic spine density with reduced …