The Zagreb Collection of human brains: a unique, versatile, but underexploited resource for the neuroscience community.

摘要: The Zagreb Collection of developing and adult human brains was founded in 1974 by Ivica Kostovic consists 1,278 brains, including 610 fetal, 317 children, 359 brains. It is one the largest collections collection serves as a key resource for many focused research projects has led to several seminal contributions on mammalian cortical development, such discovery transient fetal subplate zone early bilaminar synaptogenesis embryonic cerebral cortex, first description growing afferent pathways telencephalon. also core ever-growing networks international collaboration represents starting point young investigators who now pursue independent careers at leading institutions. Collection, however, remains underexploited owing lack adequate funding Croatia. Funding could establish an online catalog modern virtual microscopy scanning methods make internationally more accessible.