Modeling Neural Development Book

	Foreword
	Introduction
1	Molecular Models of Early Neural Development	1
2	Gene Network Models and Neural Development	27
3	Early Dendritic and Axonal Morphogenesis	49
4	Formation of Dendritic Branching Patterns	75
5	Axon Guidance and Gradient Detection by Growth Cones	95
6	Activity-Dependent Neurite Outgrowth: Implications for Network Development and Neuronal Morphology	111
7	Theoretical Models of Retinal Mosaic Formation	133
8	Activity-Dependent Modification of Intrinsic and Synaptic Conductances in Neurons and Rhythmic Networks	151
9	Models of Neuronal Death in Vertebrate Development: From Trophic Interactions to Network Roles	167
10	Competition in the Development of Nerve Connections	183
11	Models for Topographic Map Formation	213
12	Development of Ocular Dominance Stripes, Orientation Selectivity, and Orientation Columns	245
13	Structural Plasticity at the Axodendric Interface: Some Functional Implications	273
14	Modeling the Neural Basis of Cognitive Development	291
	Contributors	315
	Index	317