The discovery by Altman and coworkers of adult-born microneurons in the olfactory bulb and dentate gyrus has triggered a long stream of studies and many attempts to harness adult neurogenesis, promote regeneration after injury, and contrast cognitive decline in the elderly. Likewise, the discovery of postnatal neurogenesis in the cerebellum has provided the framework for many subsequent molecular studies, including investigations of developmental processes and the assessment of GC progenitor (GCP) clonal expansion in the context of human disease. Here, I will briefly discuss some of the discoveries made in the field of cerebellar development over the years building upon the findings of Altman and his colleagues, touching upon signaling pathways that regulate granule cell neurogenesis and their involvement in developmental and neoplastic disorders of the cerebellum.

The First 50 Years of Postnatal Neurogenesis in the Cerebellum: a Long Journey Across Phenomena, Mechanisms, and Human Disease

Consalez, G Giacomo
2021-01-01

Abstract

The discovery by Altman and coworkers of adult-born microneurons in the olfactory bulb and dentate gyrus has triggered a long stream of studies and many attempts to harness adult neurogenesis, promote regeneration after injury, and contrast cognitive decline in the elderly. Likewise, the discovery of postnatal neurogenesis in the cerebellum has provided the framework for many subsequent molecular studies, including investigations of developmental processes and the assessment of GC progenitor (GCP) clonal expansion in the context of human disease. Here, I will briefly discuss some of the discoveries made in the field of cerebellar development over the years building upon the findings of Altman and his colleagues, touching upon signaling pathways that regulate granule cell neurogenesis and their involvement in developmental and neoplastic disorders of the cerebellum.
2021
Cerebellar granule cells
Cerebellum
Clonal expansion
Dandy–Walker malformation
Granule cell progenitors
Joubert syndrome
Medulloblastoma
Postnatal neurogenesis
Sonic hedgehog signaling
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