Fossil evidence favors a role for vision in the modular evolution of the primate neocortex.

Συγγραφείς: Kay, Richard F.^1,2 (AUTHOR) richard.kay@duke.edu, Organ, Chris L.³ (AUTHOR), Morse, Paul E.^4,5 (AUTHOR), Allen, Kari L.⁶ (AUTHOR), Kirk, E. Christopher^7,8 (AUTHOR) eckirk@austin.utexas.edu

Πηγή: Science. 8/6/2026, Vol. 393 Issue 6811, p622-627. 6p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Cerebral cortex development, *Optic nerve, *Paleontology

Thalamic NRXN1-mediated input to human cortical progenitors drives excitatory neurogenesis.

Συγγραφείς: Nguyen, Claudia V., Martija, Antoni, Jaklic, Daniel C., White, Rista, Yang, Marty G., Nano, Patricia R., Soto, Jose A., Mil, Jessenya, Rana, Dakshesh, Martin, Jacqueline M., Schweiger, Hunter E., Hernandez, Sebastian, Fazzari, Elisa, Liu, Yu, Parent, Jack M., Mostajo-Radji, Mohammed A., Geschwind, Daniel H., Bhaduri, Aparna

Πηγή: Science; 9/3/2026, Vol. 393 Issue 6815, p1-19, 19p

Θεματικοί όροι: Neurogenesis, Thalamocortical system, Neurexins, Cerebral cortex development, Cell communication, Neural stem cells, Neuroglia

Involvement of tumor suppressor candidate 3 in mouse survival, craniofacial, and cortical development.

Συγγραφείς: Iyyanar, Paul P R¹ (AUTHOR), Vontell, Andrew¹ (AUTHOR), Husami, Ammar² (AUTHOR), Sperry, Ethan² (AUTHOR), Weaver, K Nicole² (AUTHOR), Stottmann, Rolf W³ (AUTHOR)

Πηγή: G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics. Oct2026, Vol. 16 Issue 10, p1-8. 8p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Craniofacial abnormalities, *Cerebral cortex development, *Glycosyltransferases, *Tumor suppressor genes, *RNA sequencing, *Laboratory mice, *Cleft palate

Histone H3K9 methyltransferases regulate cortical growth by coordinating heterochromatin formation and neural progenitor dynamics.

Συγγραφείς: Warren, Sophie¹, Hemmerich, Chris², Podicheti, Ram², Baizabal, José-Manuel¹ mbaizaba@iu.edu

Πηγή: Development (0950-1991). Sep2026, Vol. 153 Issue 18, p1-19. 19p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Histone methyltransferases, *Cerebral cortex development, *Microcephaly, *Neural stem cells, *Epigenetics, *Histones, *Mobile genetic elements, *Heterochromatin

Transcriptome of fetal cortex of tree shrew underlying the emergence of outer subventricular zone.

Συγγραφείς: Hu, Ting^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Wen, Yangxuan⁴ (AUTHOR), Tan, Yulian^1,2 (AUTHOR), Kong, Yifan^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Yuan, Ling⁴ (AUTHOR), Yi, Soojin V.^5,6,7 (AUTHOR), Shi, Lei^1,2,8 (AUTHOR) shilei@mail.kiz.ac.cn

Πηγή: Communications Biology. 9/14/2026, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Gene expression, *Cerebral cortex development, *Neural stem cells, *Fetal brain, *Transcriptomes

Immune proteomic associations with indices of cortical development in 5‐year‐old children.

Συγγραφείς: Barron, Aaron^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Rosberg, Aylin^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Tuulari, Jetro J.^1,2,3,4,5 (AUTHOR) fb¿neuroimaging@utu.fi, Lukkarinen, Minna^1,6 (AUTHOR), Merisaari, Harri^1,7 (AUTHOR), Silver, Eero^1,2 (AUTHOR), Kumpulainen, Venla^1,2 (AUTHOR), Copeland, Anni^1,2 (AUTHOR), Saukko, Ekaterina⁸ (AUTHOR), Dickens, Alex M.^9,10 (AUTHOR), Oresic, Matej^9,11 (AUTHOR), Hyötylainen, Tuulia¹² (AUTHOR), Karlsson, Linnea^1,2,13,14 (AUTHOR), Karlsson, Hasse^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Wigley, Isabella L. C. Mariani^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Pulli, Elmo P.^1,2,3 (AUTHOR)

Πηγή: Journal of Anatomy. Sep2026, p1. 13p. 3 Illustrations.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Cerebral cortex development, *Proteomics, *Brain anatomy, *Inflammation, *Immune system, *Neural development, *Brain imaging

Loss of Zmiz1 in Mice Leads to Impaired Cortical Development and Autistic-Like Behaviors.

Συγγραφείς: K C, Rajan¹ (AUTHOR), Patel, Nehal R.¹ (AUTHOR), Thurmon, Abbigail¹ (AUTHOR), Kantor, Belle L.¹ (AUTHOR), Lorino, Maryann Grace² (AUTHOR), Tiemroth, Alina S.² (AUTHOR), Morrison, Vivianne¹ (AUTHOR), Akumuo, Mauren¹ (AUTHOR), Shenoy, Anoushka¹ (AUTHOR), Blanco-Fernandez, Xabier² (AUTHOR), Baccini, Victoria² (AUTHOR), Siddika, Most Ayesha¹ (AUTHOR), Gu, Cong¹ (AUTHOR), Meadows, Stryder M.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Galazo, Maria J.^1,2 (AUTHOR) mgalazo@tulane.edu

Πηγή: Biological Psychiatry. Aug2026, Vol. 100 Issue 4, p447-461. 15p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Cerebral cortex development, *Autism, *Neural development, *Genetic mutation, *Genetic transcription regulation, *Synapses, *Laboratory mice

Early fate diversification of radial glial progenitors during corticogenesis.

Συγγραφείς: Varela-Martínez, Irene¹, Villalba, Ana², García-Marqués, Jorge¹, Aguilera, Alfonso¹, Castro, Diogo S.³, Hippenmeyer, Simon², Nieto, Marta¹ mnlopez@cnb.csic.es

Πηγή: Science Advances. 8/7/2026, Vol. 12 Issue 32, p1-19. 19p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Neurogenesis, *Cerebral cortex development, *Telencephalon, *Neuronal differentiation, *Neural stem cells, *Transcription factors, *Cell differentiation, *Pyramidal neurons

Quantifying Cortical Maturational Aspects During Different Vigilance States in Preterm Infants by Advanced EEG Analysis.

Συγγραφείς: Burlando, Gaia¹ (AUTHOR), Uccella, Sara^2,3 (AUTHOR) sara.uccella@unige.it, Marazzotta, Valentina³ (AUTHOR), Wang, Sheng H.^4,5,6,7,8 (AUTHOR), Palva, J. Matias^4,5,9 (AUTHOR), Roascio, Monica¹ (AUTHOR), Rossi, Andrea¹⁰ (AUTHOR), Ramenghi, Luca Antonio^2,11 (AUTHOR), Nobili, Lino^2,3 (AUTHOR) lino.nobili@unige.it, Arnulfo, Gabriele^1,3 (AUTHOR)

Πηγή: Journal of Sleep Research. Aug2026, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p1-14. 14p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Premature infants, *Cerebral cortex development, *Electrophysiology, *Neural development, *Vigilance (Psychology), *Neurophysiologic monitoring

The microtubule-binding protein EML3 is required for mammalian embryonic growth and cerebral cortical development, and Eml3 null mice are a model of cobblestone brain malformation.

Συγγραφείς: Carrier, Isabelle¹ isabelle.carrier@mail.mcgill.ca, Diez, Eduardo¹ eduardo.diez@mail.mcgill.ca, Piscopo, Valerio E.^1,2, Bechstedt, Susanne^3,4, van Bokhoven, Hans⁵, Srour, Myriam^6,7,8, Berghuis, Albert M.^4,9,10, Stifani, Stefano^2,8, Yamanaka, Yojiro^11,12, Mclnnes, Roderick^1,9,12

Πηγή: eLife. 7/9/2026, Vol. 15, p1-21. 31p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Cerebral cortex development, *Neural development, *Tubulins, *Basal lamina, *Embryology

Understanding Human Cortical Expansion Using Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Derived Brain Organoids: Insights Into Progenitor Evolution and Diversity.

Συγγραφείς: Choi, Wendy W. Y.^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Muffat, Julien^2,4 (AUTHOR) julien.muffat@sickkids.ca, Li, Yun^1,2 (AUTHOR) yun.li@sickkids.ca

Πηγή: Journal of Neurochemistry. Jul2026, Vol. 170 Issue 7, p1-15. 15p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Organoids, *Cerebral cortex development, *Neurogenesis, *Neural development, *Pluripotent stem cells, *Neural stem cells, *Neuroglia

Roles of Thalamocortical Axons in Cerebral Cortical Development.

Συγγραφείς: Nakagawa, Yasushi¹ (AUTHOR) nakagawa@umn.edu

Πηγή: Annual Review of Neuroscience. Jul2026, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p125-141. 14p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Cerebral cortex development, *Thalamocortical system, *Neuronal differentiation, *Progenitor cells, *Sensorimotor integration, *Neocortex

Glycosylation-independent functions for distinct glypican core proteins drive cell-specifc responses in corticogenesis.

Συγγραφείς: Douceau, Sara^1,2,3, Guerrero, Tanya Deutsch^1,2,3, Borowski, Chloé^1,2,3, Lourenço, Chloé^1,2,3, Weber, Margot⁴, Kavaliova, Hanna^1,2,3, Brault, Emma^1,2,3, Pons, Camille^1,2,3, Roumier, Anne^1,2,3, Wild, Rebekka⁴, Ferent, Julien^1,2,3 julien.ferent@inserm.fr

Πηγή: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 6/16/2026, Vol. 123 Issue 24, p1-12. 12p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Cerebral cortex development, *Proteoglycans, *Heparan sulfate proteoglycans, *Extracellular matrix, *Cell migration, *Cell communication

A Step Forward in Encephalization: The Virtual Endocast of the Middle Pleistocene Hominin from Ceprano, Italy.

Συγγραφείς: Di Vincenzo, Fabio^1,2 (AUTHOR) fabio.divincenzo@uniroma1.it, Grimaud-Hervé, Dominique³ (AUTHOR), Borrani, Antonio⁴ (AUTHOR), Arsuaga, Juan Luis^5,6 (AUTHOR), Manzi, Giorgio^1,2 (AUTHOR) fabio.divincenzo@uniroma1.it

Πηγή: Brain, Behavior & Evolution. Jun2026, p1-21. 21p. 5 Illustrations.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Size of brain, *Cerebral cortex development, *Fossils, *Pleistocene Epoch, *Fossil hominids, *Neanderthals, *Calvaria

Γεωγραφικοί όροι: Europe, Italy

Evolutionary origins and transcriptomic innovations of vertebrate Cajal-Retzius cells.

Συγγραφείς: Gumnit, Elias¹ (AUTHOR), Gattoni, Giacomo¹ (AUTHOR), Woych, Jamie¹ (AUTHOR), Deryckere, Astrid¹ (AUTHOR), Bhattarai, Prabesh^2,3 (AUTHOR), Gillis, J. Andrew⁴ (AUTHOR), Kizil, Caghan^2,3 (AUTHOR), Tosches, Maria Antonietta¹ (AUTHOR) mt3353@columbia.edu

Πηγή: Current Biology. May2026, Vol. 36 Issue 9, p2397-24241. 21845p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Cerebral cortex development, *Phylogeny, *Neurons, *Olfactory cortex, *Neurogenesis, *Transcription factors, *Transcriptomes

Abnormal cortical development sets the stage in Huntington disease.

Συγγραφείς: Degennaro, Marine¹ (AUTHOR), Humbert, Sandrine¹ (AUTHOR) sandrine.humbert@icm-institute.org, Capizzi, Mariacristina¹ (AUTHOR) m.capizzi@icm-institute.org

Πηγή: Journal of Huntington's Disease. May2026, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p275-285. 11p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Huntington disease, *Cerebral cortex development, *Disease progression, *Neural development, *Therapeutics, *Huntingtin protein

Abnormal neurodevelopment predisposes to cortical hyperexcitability in Huntington's disease.

Συγγραφείς: Cepeda, Carlos¹ (AUTHOR) ccepeda@mednet.ucla.edu, Barry, Joshua¹ (AUTHOR), Holley, Sandra M¹ (AUTHOR)

Πηγή: Journal of Huntington's Disease. May2026, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p190-200. 11p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Neural development, *Cerebral cortex development, *Huntington disease, *Huntingtin protein, *Electrophysiology, *Brain anatomy

FABP7 controls radial glial scaffold stability during human cortical development.

Συγγραφείς: Wang, Yuanhao^1,2, Zhang, Xu^1,2, Ba, Ru³, Zhu, Yimin¹, Yu, Hanwen¹, Wang, Da¹, Chu, Chu¹, Zhang, Xinyue^1,2, Hong, Yuan^1,4, Wu, Shanshan¹, Zhu, Wanying¹, Xu, Min¹, Cheng, Qing⁵ chengq@njmu.edu.cn, Zhao, Chunjie^3,6 zhaocj@seu.edu.cn, Han, Xiao^1,2,4 xhan1988@njmu.edu.cn, Liu, Yan^1,2,4 yanliu@njmu.edu.cn

Πηγή: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 4/21/2026, Vol. 123 Issue 16, p1-11. 11p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Fatty acid-binding proteins, *Cerebral cortex development, *Cell migration, *Neuroglia, *Autism, *Cytoskeleton, *Neural development

Typical development of the human fetal subplate: Regional heterogeneity, growth, and asymmetry assessed by in vivo T2-weighted MRI.

Συγγραφείς: Gondová, Andrea^1,2 andrea.gondova@childrens.harvard.edu, Zhang, Jennings^1,2, You, Sungmin^1,2, Jeong, Seungyoon^1,2, Candela-Leal, Milton Osiel¹, Rollins, Caitlin Kantrowitz³, Grant, Patricia Ellen^1,2,4, Yun, Hyuk Jin^1,2, Im, Kiho^1,2,5

Πηγή: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 4/14/2026, Vol. 123 Issue 15, p1-12. 35p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Fetal brain, *Cerebral cortex development, *Symmetry (Biology), *Brain anatomy, *Spatial variation, *Magnetic resonance imaging

Prenatal and early postnatal periods differentially shape the maturation of human cortical microstructure and myelin.

Συγγραφείς: Tsigaras, Thanos^1,2 (AUTHOR), Dukart, Juergen^1,2 (AUTHOR), Oldham, Stuart^3,4 (AUTHOR), Eickhoff, Simon B.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Paquola, Casey¹ (AUTHOR) c.paquola@fz-juelich.de

Πηγή: PLoS Biology. 3/26/2026, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p1-18. 18p.

Θεματικοί όροι: *Cerebral cortex development, *Myelination, *Neural development, *Fetal development, *Fetal MRI, *Cerebral cortex