The process of neuronal specification is the acquisition of definitive phenotypic characteristics for a given subclass of
neurons during embryonic development.
Not exact matches
If these mutations happen
during embryonic development, there could be several neurological problems: the child could become autistic, kids could be born with seizure disorder, or the developing
neurons might not migrate to their proper site in the brain.
The method could also help biologists understand how tissues change subtly
during embryonic development — and even help map the maze of
neurons that wire the human brain.
Pasco Rakic has deciphered how
neurons in the
embryonic brain arrange themselves
during development into the highly ordered, densely interconnected, and immensely complex circuitry of the adult cerebral cortex.