Brain Development in Drosophila melanogaster

<P>CONTENTS</P>
<P>1. The Development of the Drosophila Larval Brain</P>
<P>Volker Hartenstein, Shana Spindler, Wayne Pereanu and Siaumin Fung</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Synopsis of the Phases and Elements of Drosophila Brain Development</P>
<P>Progenitors of the Drosophila Brain: Neuroblasts and Ganglion Mother Cells</P>
<P>The Generic Cell Types of the Drosophila Brain</P>
<P>Neuroanatomy of the Developing Drosophila Brain: The Systems of Lineages,</P>
<P>Tracts and Compartments</P>
<P>Outlook</P>
<P>2. Anteroposterior Regionalization of the Brain: Genetic and Comparative Aspects</P>
<P>Robert Lichtneckert and Heinrich Reichert</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>The Cephalic Gap Genes Otd/Otx and Ems/Emx Control Anterior</P>
<P>Brain Development</P>
<P>The Hox Genes Pattern the Posterior Brain</P>
<P>Evidence for a Tripartite Organization of the Brain</P>
<P>3. Dorsoventral Paterning of the Brain: A Comparative Approach</P>
<P>Rolf Urbach and Gerhard M. Technau</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>DV Patterning of the Truncal Part of the CNS in Drosophila and vertebrates</P>
<P>DV patterning of the brain in Drosophila</P>
<P>A comparison with DV regionalization of the vertebrate telencephalon</P>
<P>Conclusions</P>
<P>4. Disection of the Embryonic Brain Using Photoactivated Gene Expresion</P>
<P>Jonathan Minden</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>Procephalic Blastoderm Fate Map</P>
<P>Brain-Forming Mitotic Domains Populate Distinct Brain Regions</P>
<P>Conclusion</P>
<P>5. Design of the Larval Chemosensory System</P>
<P>Reinhard F. Stocker</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>Chemosensory Organs of the Larval Head</P>
<P>Olfactory System</P>
<P>Gustatory System</P>
<P>The Drosophila Larva as a Model for Smell and Taste</P>
<P>6. Development of the Drosophila Olfactory System</P>
<P>Veronica Rodrigues and Thomas Hummel</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>Organization of the Drosophila Adult Olfactory System</P>
<P>Specification of the Olfactory Sense Organs</P>
<P>Olfactory Lineages Revisited</P>
<P>Origin of Glial Cells</P>
<P>Development of ORN Connectivity</P>
<P>Olfactory Map Organization</P>
<P>Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of ORN Wiring Specificity</P>
<P>Specification of Projection Neurons</P>
<P>Development of PN Dendrites</P>
<P>Concluding Remarks</P>
<P>7. The Olfactory Sensory Map in Drosophila</P>
<P>Philippe P. Laissue and Leslie B. Vosshall</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>Olfactory Organs and Olfactory Sensory Neurons of Drosophila</P>
<P>Odorant Receptor Gene Expression</P>
<P>Ligand Tuning Profiles</P>
<P>A Receptor-Based Map of Glomerular Projections</P>
<P>Sexual Dimorphism in the Drosophila Olfactory System</P>
<P>Concluding Remarks</P>
<P>8. Optic Lobe Development</P>
<P>Karl-Friedrich Fischbach and Peter Robin Hiesinger</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>The Adult Visual System Is Organized into Parallel Visuotoptic</P>
<P>Functional Pathways</P>
<P>Lamina Development</P>
<P>Medulla and Lobula Complex Development</P>
<P>Concluding Remarks</P>
<P>9. Clonal Unit Architecture of the Adult Fly Brain</P>
<P>Kei Ito and Takeshi Awasaki</P>
<P>Abstract</P>
<P>Introduction</P>
<P>Structure of the Adult Brain</P>
<P>Techniques for Visualising Clonally Related Progeny</P>
<P>Clonal Unit Architecture in the Adult Brain</P>
<P>Formation of the Clonal Units During Development</P>
<P>Functional Importance of the Clonal Units</P>
<P>Conclusion</P>
<P>INDEX</P>