Advanced microscopic imaging methods to investigate cortical development and the etiology of mental retardation
Open Access
- 20 October 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
- Vol. 11 (4) , 303-316
Abstract
Studies on human patients and animal models of disease have shown that disruptions in prenatal and early postnatal brain development are a root cause of mental retardation. Since proper brain development is achieved by a strict spatiotemporal control of neurogenesis, cell migration, and patterning of synapses, abnormalities in one or more of these events during prenatal development can lead to cognitive dysfunction after birth. Many of underlying causes of mental retardation must therefore be studied in developing brains. To aid in this research, live imaging using laser scanning microscopy (LSM) has recently allowed neuroscientists to delve deeply into the complex three‐dimensional environment of the living brain to record dynamic cellular events over time. This review will highlight recent examples of how LSM is being applied to elucidate both normal and abnormal cortical development. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MRDD Research Reviews 2005;11:303–316.Keywords
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