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Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño
Researcher at University of California, Davis
Publications - 100
Citations - 7038
Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cerebral cortex & Neurogenesis. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 87 publications receiving 5981 citations. Previous affiliations of Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño include University of California, San Francisco & Shriners Hospitals for Children.
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Cortical neurons arise in symmetric and asymmetric division zones and migrate through specific phases
TL;DR: It is shown here that neurons are generated in two proliferative zones by distinct patterns of division, and newborn neurons do not migrate directly to the cortex; instead, most exhibit four distinct phases of migration, including a phase of retrograde movement toward the ventricle before migration to the cortical plate.
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Microglia regulate the number of neural precursor cells in the developing cerebral cortex
TL;DR: The data demonstrate that microglia play a fundamental role in regulating the size of the precursor cell pool in the developing cerebral cortex, and suggest that any factor that alters the number or activation state of microglial cells in utero can profoundly affect neural development and affect behavioral outcomes.
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Patterns of neural stem and progenitor cell division may underlie evolutionary cortical expansion
TL;DR: New insights into developmental events during early proliferative stages of cortical development indicate how neural stem and progenitor cells might interact to produce cortical expansion during development, and could shed light on evolutionary changes in cortical structure.
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Distinct Behaviors of Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells Underlie Cortical Neurogenesis
TL;DR: A model for predicting daughter cell fate is proposed that considers precursor cell type, stage of development, and the planar segregation of fate determinants as well as factors that correlate with the symmetry of cell divisions.
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The Number of Parvalbumin-Expressing Interneurons Is Decreased in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Autism
Ezzat Hashemi,Jeanelle Ariza,Haille Rogers,Stephen C. Noctor,Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño,Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño +5 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the number of parvalbumin+ interneurons in these 3 cortical areas—BA46, BA47, and BA9—is significantly reduced in autism compared with controls, which could disrupt the balance of excitation/inhibition and alter gamma wave oscillations in the cerebral cortex of autistic subjects.