Model of the early development of thalamo-cortical connections and area patterning via signaling molecules

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 347-363

  Karbowski, Jan ^a   Ermentrout, G B ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Cortical area patterning; Development; Signaling molecules; Thalamo cortical connections

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; MOLECULES;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORTICAL AREA PATTERNING; CORTICAL AREAS; DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; GENETIC FACTORS; SIGNALING MOLECULES; THALAMO-CORTICAL CONNECTION;

MAMMALS;

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EMX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGENETICS; GENETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEOCORTEX; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMODULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 5744249664     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JCNS.0000044876.28268.18     Document Type: Article

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