Identification and Characterization of Genes Essential for Human Brain Development
The human brain is a network of ninety billion neurons that allows for many of the behavioral adaptations considered unique to our species. One-fifth of these neurons are layered in an epithelial sheet known as the cerebral cortex, which is exquisitely folded into convolutions called gyri. Defects i...
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Harvard University
2012
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Online Access: | http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10569 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9773743 |