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Infant Auditory Processing and Event-related Brain Oscillations

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Temporal differences of neurodevelopment processes between species.

¹VIB KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, KU Leuven Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Institut de Recherches en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM), ULB Neuroscience Institute (UNI), 1070 Brussels, Belgium.

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Vertebrate developmental timing varies between species, impacting evolution. This review explores how species-specific neurodevelopmental timescales arise from cellular and molecular mechanisms.

Keywords:

Interspecies comparison Neurogenesis Neuronal maruation PSC-derived model

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Area of Science:

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Neuroscience

Background:

Ontogeny programs are conserved across vertebrates, but timing varies significantly between species.
Developmental timing influences organogenesis and evolutionary diversity.
Mechanisms driving species-specific developmental timescales are poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To review advances in experimental models for comparing interspecies neurodevelopment.
To discuss cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying species-specific developmental timescales.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of neurodevelopmental processes across species.
Review of recent experimental models and findings.

Main Results:

Highlighting conserved yet temporally varied neurodevelopmental programs.
Identifying potential cellular and molecular regulators of developmental timing.

Conclusions:

Understanding species-specific developmental timescales is crucial for evolutionary insights.
Further research into neurogenesis and neuronal maturation mechanisms is needed.