Advances in Neurodevelopmental-Related Disorders
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 623
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nervous system development entails different tightly-regulated processes, from neurogenesis and cell migration, which are key to developing a proper cytoarchitecture, to subsequent neuronal differentiation, axon pathfinding, and synaptogenesis, which are needed to set up a functional synaptic network. All these events are tightly orchestrated by gradients of morphogenetic factors and soluble and non-soluble cues, which support the development of a functional nervous system through subsequent signal transduction pathways regulating different cellular processes such as gene expression or cytoskeleton dynamics. Hence, any subtle disturbance in any of these elements/processes, either derived from genetic or environment-driven defects, may lead to mild or severe neurological and psychiatric conditions. This Special Issue aims to collect contributions that highlight the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and/or therapeutics of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Joana M. Marques
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neurodevelopmental disorders
- neuropsychiatric disorders
- neurological disorders
- genetic defects
- environmental-driven defects
- neurogenesis
- neuronal migration
- neuronal differentiation
- synaptogenesis
- biomarkers
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