Neurons of the dorsal hindbrain and spinal cord are central in receiving, processing and
relaying sensory perception and participate in the coordination of sensory-motor output …

Localization of sound sources is a central aspect of auditory processing. A unique feature of
mammals is the smooth, tonotopically organized extension of the hearing range to high …

Unraveling the inner workings of neural circuits entails understanding the cellular origin and
axonal pathfinding of various neuronal groups during development. In the embryonic …

During neural circuit formation, axons navigate several choice points to reach their final
target. At each one of these intermediate targets, growth cones need to switch …

Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) binds a selected set of mRNAs and proteins to
guide neural circuit assembly and regulate synaptic plasticity. Loss of FMRP is responsible …

Vestibular function was established early in vertebrates and has remained, for the most part,
unchanged. In contrast, each group of tetrapods underwent independent evolutionary …

The cerebellum has evolved elaborate foliation in the amniote lineage as a consequence of
extensive Atoh1-mediated transit amplification in an external germinal layer (EGL) …

Background The functional integration of the cerebellum into a number of different neural
systems is governed by the connection of its output axons. In amniotes, the majority of this …

Complex patterns and networks of genes coordinate rhombomeric identities, hindbrain
segmentation and neuronal differentiation and are responsible for later brainstem functions …

The rhombic lip gives rise to neuronal populations that contribute to cerebellar,
proprioceptive and interoceptive networks. Cell production depends on the expression of the …