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9.18 | Spring 2005 | Undergraduate

# Developmental Neurobiology

#### Course Description

This course considers molecular control of neural specification, formation of neuronal connections, construction of neural systems, and the contributions of experience to shaping brain structure and function. Topics include: neural induction and pattern formation, cell lineage and fate determination, neuronal …
This course considers molecular control of neural specification, formation of neuronal connections, construction of neural systems, and the contributions of experience to shaping brain structure and function. Topics include: neural induction and pattern formation, cell lineage and fate determination, neuronal migration, axon guidance, synapse formation and stabilization, activity-dependent development and critical periods, development of behavior.

## Course Info

##### Instructor

- Prof. Elly Nedivi

##### Departments

- Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Biology

##### Topics

- Science
  - Biology
    - Developmental Biology
    - Neurobiology

##### Learning Resource Types

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Coronal sections of brain depicting cortical plasticity gene expression during development. (Image courtesy of Corey C. Harwell)

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