Surprising Data on SoxC Functions in Cerebral Cortical Development

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As the brain forms, there is a dynamic tension between whether a cell divides to make more mitotically active cells or differentiates to become neuron or glia. In the cerebral cortex, the biggest and most complex part of the mammalian brain, dividing cells reside close to the lateral ventricle and differentiated cells occupy domains closer to the skull.

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