Regulation of thalamic development by Sonic hedgehog

The thalamus is strategically positioned within the caudal diencephalic area of the forebrain, between the mesencephalon and telencephalon. This location is important for unique aspects of thalamic function, to process and relay sensory and motor information to and from the cerebral cortex. How the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Douglas J. Epstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
ZLI
Shh
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2012.00057/full