References

Ramon y Cajal, S. Histologie du système nerveux de l'homme et des vertébrés. Madrid: 1909. English translation: Histology of the Nervous System of Man and Vertebrates (trans. Swanson, N. & Swanson, L. W.), Oxford University Press, 1995

Further Reading

Overviews for Axon Guidance

• The Society for Neuroscience is the world's largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to advancing understanding of the brain and nervous system. Click here for an overview of axon guidance.
• Dickson, B. J. (2002). Molecular mechanisms of axon guidance. Science 298, 1959-1964.
• Tessier Lavigne, M., and Goodman, C. S. (1996). The molecular biology of axon guidance. Science 274, 1123-33.
• Yu, T. W., and Bargmann, C. I. (2001). Dynamic regulation of axon guidance. Nature Neuroscience 4, 1169-1176.
• Axon Guidance: Determining the intracellular signals that allow the nerve growth cone to read "road signs" and sense direction. Click here for article.

Useful Websites

• History of Ramon y Cajal https://zygote.swarthmore.edu/axon1a.html
• Interesting blog by neuroscience student https://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2007/11/the_growth_cone.php
• Images of Growth Cones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axon_guidance
• Growth Cone Movies https://www.bcm.edu/cain_foundation/noframes/html/pages/staff/robert_mcneil.htm