Natalia Baumann

The paper investigates how environmental factors influence neocortical neuron fate and diversity through in vivo and in vitro experiments, showing population-specific responses and the importance of extracellular context.

The paper identifies regional differences in progenitor dynamics during brain development, showing sustained neurogenesis in the forebrain and transient neurogenesis in the hindbrain, driven by differences in cell cycle length and progenitor consumption.

The paper investigates how extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate developmental cues during brain development and disease, finding altered EV composition and function in neurodevelopmental disorders.

The paper shows that extracellular environment factors, specifically extracellular vesicles, influence neuronal differentiation and migration by altering transcriptomic profiles in neural progenitor cells.

This study shows that apical progenitors remain multipotent throughout cortical neurogenesis, reverting their temporal identity and generating neurons from earlier developmental stages.