Early 20th‐century comparative anatomists regarded the avian telencephalon as largely
consisting of a hypertrophied basal ganglia, with thalamotelencephalic circuitry thus being …

INTRODUCTION The brain is the most complex organ of the mammalian body, boasting a
diverse physiology combined with intricate cellular organization. In an effort to expand our …

The isocortex is a distinctive feature of mammalian brains, which has no clear counterpart in
the cerebral hemispheres of other amniotes. This paper speculates on the evolutionary …

The neocortical GABAergic network consists of diverse interneuron cell types that display
distinct physiological properties and target their innervations to subcellular compartments of …

The Cre/loxP system has become an important tool in designing postintegrational switch
mechanisms for transgenes in mice. The power and spectrum of application of this system …

CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling is critical for cortical interneuron migration and their final laminar
distribution. No information is yet available on CXCR7, a newly defined CXCL12 receptor …

The connectivity and interplay between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus underpin
various key cognitive processes, with changes in these interactions being implicated in both …

Secretory fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their receptors are known for their regulatory
function in the early stages of neural development. FGF13, a nonsecretory protein of the FGF …

The cerebral cortex is formed by diverse neurons generated sequentially from neural stem
cells (NSCs). A clock mechanism has been suggested to underlie the temporal progression …

Abstract Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), an NAD+-dependent deacetylase, is a key regulator of cellular
metabolism. Recent genome-wide association studies identified genetic variants of SIRT1 …