Editorial Overview: Supplying the Demand for Professional Development

Development Editorial overview

Christopher Walsh is interested in genes that regulate the development of the cerebral cortex. Mutations in these genes in humans cause autism and epilepsy, as well as mental retardation and other learning disorders. These genes are vital to the normal development of the cortex, and it is possible that they might have been altered during evolution to allow the unique aspects of the brain that u...

Lymphocyte development Editorial overview

During their development, lymphocytes acquire a remarkable ability to defend us from the universe of potential pathogens while maintaining tolerance to self. The study of lymphocyte development is important both for understanding how lymphocytes acquire their specificity and function, and for using as a model system of development. Indeed, the study of lymphocyte development involves the examin...

Editorial overview: Development and behavior

Early life experiences can have a profound impact on developmental trajectories, with implications for later life biobehavioral outcomes. This phenomenon is highly conserved across species and occurs in response to a broad range of environmental signals. The papers in this issue highlight the influence of experiences occurring during sensitive periods in early development, including prenatal, p...

Overview of the epidemiologic research: Editorial Guidelines

Epidemiology can be considered as a very old science. For example, John Graunt, a statistician, published Natural and Political Observations. In the Bills of Mortality in 1662, he analyzed the mortality rolls in London before the Great Plague, presented one of the first life tables, and reported time trends for many diseases. He provided statist...

Editorial Note: Membranes for Development