The

house mouse The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus ''Mus''. Although ...

(''Mus musculus'') has a

gestation Gestation is the period of development during the carrying of an embryo, and later fetus, inside viviparous animals (the embryo develops within the parent). It is typical for mammals, but also occurs for some non-mammals. Mammals during pr ...

period of 19 to 21 days. Key events in

mouse A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...

brain development The development of the nervous system, or neural development (neurodevelopment), refers to the processes that generate, shape, and reshape the nervous system of animals, from the earliest stages of embryonic development to adulthood. The fiel ...

occur both before and after birth, beginning with peak

neurogenesis Neurogenesis is the process by which nervous system cells, the neurons, are produced by neural stem cells (NSCs). It occurs in all species of animals except the porifera (sponges) and placozoans. Types of NSCs include neuroepithelial cells (NEC ...

of the cranial motor nuclei 9 days after conception, up to eye opening which occurs after birth and about 30 days after conception.

Stages in brain development

References

* *Clancy, B., Kersh, B., Hyde, J., Darlington, R.B., Anand, K.J.S., Finlay, B.L., 2007. Web-Based Method For Translating Neurodevelopment From Laboratory Species To Humans. Neuroinformatics. 5, pp. 79–94. * * * {{cite journal , last=Robinson , first=Stephen R. , last2=Dreher , first2=Bogdan , title=The Visual Pathways of Eutherian Mammals and Marsupials Develop According to a Common Timetable , journal=Brain, Behavior and Evolution , publisher=S. Karger AG , volume=36 , issue=4 , year=1990 , issn=1421-9743 , doi=10.1159/000115306 , pages=177–195

Stages in brain development

References

See also