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9.18 | Spring 2005 | Undergraduate

# Developmental Neurobiology

LEC # | TOPICS
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1 | Introduction

2 | Neural Induction

3 | Establishing the CNS Anterior/Posterior Axis

4 | Hox Genes and Segmental Organization of the Hindbrain and Spinal Cord

5 | The Spinal Cord Dorsal/Ventral Axis

6 | Regionalization of the Embryonic Midbrain and Forebrain

7 | Lineage Studies

8 | Neural Crest

9 | Progression from Extrinsic to Intrinsic Signals of Cell Fate

10 | Neuronal Migration 1: Radial vs Tangential Movement Prof. Carlos Lois, MIT

11 | Asymmetric Cell Divisions

12 | Stem Cells

13 | Axon Guidance 1: Cues, Receptors and Downstream Signalling Prof. Paul Garrity, MIT

14 | Axon Guidance 2: Cues, Receptors and Downstream Signalling Prof. Paul Garrity, MIT

15 | Cell Death

16 | Growth Factors

17 | Map Formation 1: The Retinotectal System - Chemical and Molecular Gradients

18 | Neuronal Migration 2: Long Distance Travel Prof. Carlos Lois, MIT

19 | Map Formation 2: The Olfactory System - Representing Smells in the Brain

20 | Activity Dependent Development 1: The Visual System

21 | Cortical Regionalization: Specification of Functional Domains Maria Donohgue, Yale University

22 | Activity Dependent Development 2: Plasticity Genes

23 | Synapse Formation 1: NMJ

24 | Synapse Formation 2: Central Synapses

25 | Review

## Course Info

##### Instructor

- Prof. Elly Nedivi

##### Departments

- Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Biology

##### As Taught In

Spring 2005

##### Level

Undergraduate

##### Topics

- Science
  - Biology
    - Developmental Biology
    - Neurobiology

##### Learning Resource Types

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