期刊
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
卷 52, 期 4, 页码 339-355出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02307.x
关键词
Cortex; development; autism; brain development; fibroblast growth factor; GABA
资金
- Nina Ireland
- Simons Foundation
- Althea Foundation
- Larry L. Hillblom Foundation
- Weston Havens Foundation
- CIRM
- NINDS [R01 NS34661-01A1]
- NIMH [R01 MH081880, R37 MH049428]
The cerebral cortex has a central role in cognitive and emotional processing. As such, understanding the mechanisms that govern its development and function will be central to understanding the bases of severe neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly those that first appear in childhood. In this review, I highlight recent progress in elucidating genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms that control cortical development. I discuss basic aspects of cortical developmental anatomy, and mechanisms that regulate cortical size and area formation, with an emphasis on the roles of fibroblast growth factor (Fgf) signaling and specific transcription factors. I then examine how specific types of cortical excitatory projection neurons are generated, and how their axons grow along stereotyped pathways to their targets. Next, I address how cortical inhibitory (GABAergic) neurons are generated, and point out the role of these cells in controlling cortical plasticity and critical periods. The paper concludes with an examination of four possible developmental mechanisms that could contribute to some forms of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism.
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