Abstract:The central nervous system derives from the dorsal epiblast of the vertebrate embryo, and is induced by a combination of signals originating in the region of Hensen's node in the posterior margin of the early embryo 1 . After many steps, a neural tube is formed that subsequently develops a series of vesicles at its anterior (rostral) end. These three vesicles are designated the prosencephalon or forebrain (which soon divides into diencephalon and telencephalon), the mesencephalon (midbrain), and the rhombencep… Show more
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