In this book, the authors - expert scientists from Greece and abroad - attempt a systematic tour of the impressive world of the creation, development, and degradation of the nervous system.

They address both old and contemporary questions of Developmental Neurobiology, and present the most recent scientific findings regarding the nature and mechanism of the gradual changes that lead to the formation, maturation, and aging of the brain and other parts of the nervous system.

Through its pages, the reader follows the natural course of the brain over time, where endogenous and exogenous factors have the opportunity to leave their mark.