Development of the Nervous System presents a broad outline of neural development principles as exemplified by
key experiments and observations from past and recent times. The text is organized along a development pathway
from the induction of the neural primordium to the emergence of behavior. It covers all the major topics including
the patterning and growth of the nervous system, neuronal determination, axonal navigation and targeting, synapse
formation and plasticity, and neuronal survival and death. This new text reflects the complete modernization of
the field achieved through the use of model organisms and the intensive application of molecular and genetic approaches.
Original, artist-rendered drawings combined with clear, concise writing make Development of the Nervous System
well suited to anyone approaching this complex field for the first time.