Synapse Development and Maturation: Comprehensive Developmental Neuroscience (2nd edition)

Synapse Development and Maturation, the latest release in the Comprehensive Developmental Neuroscience series, presents the latest information on the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms of neural development. This book provides a much-needed update that underscores the latest research in this rapidly evolving field, with new section editors discussing the technological advances that are enabling the pursuit of new research on brain development. This volume focuses on the formation of axons and dendrites, migration, synaptogenesis, and developmental sequences in the maturation of intrinsic and synapse-driven patterns.