Foundations of Neural Development
by S. Marc Breedlove
2nd Edition
Publisher: Sinauer Associates
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780197764022 |
| eText ISBN | 9780197764039 |
| Publisher | Sinauer Associates |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 544 |
Foundations of Neural Development, 2nd Edition, is an undergraduate textbook designed to make complex developmental neuroscience accessible and memorable. The volume traces how a single microscopic human zygote develops into the functional architecture of the brain.
Organized along the chronological progression of neural formation, the text explores early tissue specialization and circuit assembly. Major themes include embryonic patterning, cell migration, synapse maturation, and programmed cell death.
To aid comprehension and retention, the text combines scientific rigor with storytelling, integrating evolutionary concepts and philosophical perspectives alongside visual illustrations.
Table of Contents
Chapter Prologue: The Rationalist Philosophers
Chapter 1: The Metazoans' Dilemma: Cell Differentiation and Neural Induction
Chapter 2: Coordinating Fates: Development of a Body Pattern
Chapter 3: Upward Mobility: Neurogenesis and Migration
Chapter 4: Seeking Identity: Neural Differentiation
Chapter 5: Feeling One's Way: Axonal Pathfinding
Chapter 6: Making Connections: Synapse Formation and Maturation
Chapter 7: Accepting Mortality: Apoptosis
Chapter 8: Distant Voices: Hormonally Guided Neural Development
Chapter 9: Expanding Your Worldview: Activity and Experience-Guided Neural Development
Chapter 10: Investing in the Next Generation: Socially Guided Neural Development
Chapter Epilogue: Immanuel Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason
Chapter Appendix: Appendix
Chapter Glossary: Glossary
Chapter References: References
Chapter Index: Index
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