Development of the Nervous System 2/e

"This second edition of Development of the Nervous System is very
impressive and a great improvement on the first edition which I have
used for the last 4 years in my course. The authors should be very
proud of such a fine product."
--Ford F. Ebner, Professor of Psychology and Cell and Developmental
Biology, Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA

Praise for the First Edition:
"...a truly excellent text that will serve to excite new students in
neuroscience and development for years to come...[The authors] imbue
their text with enthusiasm, which combined with a scholarly and
methodical review of the history of developmental neurology,
generates a shockingly easy to read and interesting text."
--TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES (May 2001)

"Clearly and accurately written, beautifully illustrated and
thoughtfully organized, this book covers everything from neural
induction to the ontogeny of behavior in a style that is easily
accessible to students."
--RONALD W. OPPENHEIM, Ph.D., Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy,
Wake Forest University, Bowman Gray Medical School

"The book provides a scholarly review of the past and a carefully
pruned view of the present. With relief, I can add that it is written
in a clear, accessible style that students will appreciate."
--Sally Temple, NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

"I certainly intend to make this book required reading for our own
graduate course in Developmental Neuroscience."
--JOHN L. BIXBY, Neuroscience Program, University of Miami, School of
Medicine





Development of the Nervous System, Second Edition has been thoroughly
revised and updated since the publication of the first edition. It
presents a broad outline of neural development principles as
exemplified by key experiments and observations from past and present
times. The text is organized along a development pathway from the
induction of the neural primordium to the emergence of behavior. It
covers all the major topics including the patterning and growth of
the nervous system, neuronal determination, axonal navigation and
targeting, synapse formation and plasticity, and neuronal survival
and death. This new text reflects the complete modernization of the
field achieved through the use of model organisms and the intensive
application of molecular and genetic approaches. The original, artist-
rendered drawings from the first edition have all been redone and
colorized to so that the entire text is in full color. An
accompanying CD-ROM contains all of the images from the book, ideal
for slides, handouts, and presentations. This new edition is an
excellent textbook for undergraduate and graduate level students in
courses such as Neuroscience, Medicine, Psychology, Biochemistry,
Pharmacology, and Developmental Biology.



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Neural Induction Polarity and Segmentation Birth and Migration
Determination and Differentiation Axon Growth and Guidance Target
Selection Naturally Occuring Neuron Death Synapse Formation and
Function Refinement of Synaptic Connectivity Behavioral Development