Ivica Kostovic

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Affiliation: Croatian Institute for Brain Research
Country: Croatia

Publications

  1. ncbi Prolonged coexistence of transient and permanent circuitry elements in the developing cerebral cortex of fetuses and preterm infants
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 48:388-93. 2006
  2. ncbi Laminar organization of the human fetal cerebrum revealed by histochemical markers and magnetic resonance imaging
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Cereb Cortex 12:536-44. 2002
  3. ncbi Insights from in vitro fetal magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral development
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Semin Perinatol 33:220-33. 2009
  4. ncbi Developmental history of the subplate zone, subplate neurons and interstitial white matter neurons: relevance for schizophrenia
    Ivica Kostovic
    Section of Developmental Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, Department of Neuroscience, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Int J Dev Neurosci 29:193-205. 2011
  5. ncbi Subplate zone of the human brain: historical perspective and new concepts
    Ivica Kostovic
    Department of Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Coll Antropol 32:3-8. 2008
  6. ncbi Transient patterns of cortical lamination during prenatal life: do they have implications for treatment?
    Ivica Kostovic
    Section for Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev 31:1157-68. 2007
  7. ncbi The development of cerebral connections during the first 20-45 weeks' gestation
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 11:415-22. 2006
  8. ncbi Correlation between the sequential ingrowth of afferents and transient patterns of cortical lamination in preterm infants
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Anat Rec 267:1-6. 2002
  9. ncbi The development of the subplate and thalamocortical connections in the human foetal brain
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
    Acta Paediatr 99:1119-27. 2010
  10. ncbi The Zagreb Collection of human brains: a unique, versatile, but underexploited resource for the neuroscience community
    Milos Judas
    University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, Zagreb, Croatia
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1225:E105-30. 2011

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Publications24

  1. ncbi Prolonged coexistence of transient and permanent circuitry elements in the developing cerebral cortex of fetuses and preterm infants
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Dev Med Child Neurol 48:388-93. 2006
    ..Lesions of distal portions of the white matter and the subplate zone are the substrate for diffuse PVL. The neuronal elements in transient fetal zones form a developmental potential for plasticity after perinatal cerebral lesions...
  2. ncbi Laminar organization of the human fetal cerebrum revealed by histochemical markers and magnetic resonance imaging
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Cereb Cortex 12:536-44. 2002
    ....
  3. ncbi Insights from in vitro fetal magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral development
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Semin Perinatol 33:220-33. 2009
    ..In summary, the combination of in vitro MRI, histologic analysis, and in vivo MRI is a promising new approach for studying the etiology and treatment of developmental disorders...
  4. ncbi Developmental history of the subplate zone, subplate neurons and interstitial white matter neurons: relevance for schizophrenia
    Ivica Kostovic
    Section of Developmental Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, Department of Neuroscience, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Int J Dev Neurosci 29:193-205. 2011
    ..In conclusion, fetal subplate neurons and surviving postnatal interstitial neurons are important modulators of cortical functions in both normal and schizophrenic cerebral cortex...
  5. ncbi Subplate zone of the human brain: historical perspective and new concepts
    Ivica Kostovic
    Department of Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Coll Antropol 32:3-8. 2008
    ....
  6. ncbi Transient patterns of cortical lamination during prenatal life: do they have implications for treatment?
    Ivica Kostovic
    Section for Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev 31:1157-68. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi The development of cerebral connections during the first 20-45 weeks' gestation
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 11:415-22. 2006
    ..In conclusion, the growth of the axonal pathways preterm explains their vulnerability and plasticity. In neonates the vulnerability is related to the intracortical circuitry...
  8. ncbi Correlation between the sequential ingrowth of afferents and transient patterns of cortical lamination in preterm infants
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Anat Rec 267:1-6. 2002
    ..The role of the SP in the formation of cortical connections and functions is an important factor in considering the pathogenesis of cognitive deficits after brain lesions in the preterm infant...
  9. ncbi The development of the subplate and thalamocortical connections in the human foetal brain
    Ivica Kostovic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
    Acta Paediatr 99:1119-27. 2010
    ....
  10. ncbi The Zagreb Collection of human brains: a unique, versatile, but underexploited resource for the neuroscience community
    Milos Judas
    University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, Zagreb, Croatia
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1225:E105-30. 2011
    ..Funding could establish an online catalog of the collection and modern virtual microscopy scanning methods to make the collection internationally more accessible...
  11. ncbi Structural, immunocytochemical, and mr imaging properties of periventricular crossroads of growing cortical pathways in preterm infants
    Milos Judas
    Section for Developmental Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, Zagreb, Croatia
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 26:2671-84. 2005
    ....
  12. ncbi Development of axonal pathways in the human fetal fronto-limbic brain: histochemical characterization and diffusion tensor imaging
    Lana Vasung
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Salata 12, Zagreb, Croatia
    J Anat 217:400-17. 2010
    ..The complexity of fibers is the biological substrate of selective vulnerability of the fetal white matter...
  13. ncbi Perinatal growth of prefrontal layer III pyramids in Down syndrome
    Mario Vuksic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 12, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
    Pediatr Neurol 27:36-8. 2002
    ..Our findings suggest that pathologic changes of key prefrontal input-output neuronal elements begin to develop in Down syndrome after 2.5 months of postnatal age...
  14. ncbi Prominent periventricular fiber system related to ganglionic eminence and striatum in the human fetal cerebrum
    L Vasung
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Brain Struct Funct 215:237-53. 2011
    ..The PVP's topographical position also indicates that it is a major site of vulnerability in hypoxic-ischaemic perinatal brain injury...
  15. ncbi Morphology, molecular phenotypes and distribution of neurons in developing human corpus callosum
    Natasa Jovanov-Milosevic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Eur J Neurosci 32:1423-32. 2010
    ..Therefore, they may be involved in processes such as axon guiding or elongation, withdrawal of exuberant axons, fasciculation, or functional tuning, which occur at that time...
  16. ncbi Extraordinary neoteny of synaptic spines in the human prefrontal cortex
    Zdravko Petanjek
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10, 000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108:13281-6. 2011
    ....
  17. ncbi Transient cellular structures in developing corpus callosum of the human brain
    Natasa Jovanov-Milosevic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb
    Coll Antropol 30:375-81. 2006
    ..These findings shed some light on the complex morphogenetic events during the growth of the corpus callosum and represent normative parameters necessary for studies of structural plasticity after perinatal lesions...
  18. ncbi Distinct origin of GABA-ergic neurons in forebrain of man, nonhuman primates and lower mammals
    Zdravko Petanjek
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Coll Antropol 32:9-17. 2008
    ..Therefore, it is crucial to understand human-specific mechanisms that regulate the development of GABA-ergic neurons...
  19. ncbi Structural basis of developmental plasticity in the corticostriatal system
    Mario Vuksic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Coll Antropol 32:155-9. 2008
    ..The period of the existence of striatal compartments (14-30 POW) is a sensitive period for structural plasticity and vulnerability after periventricular lesions...
  20. ncbi Primate-specific origins and migration of cortical GABAergic neurons
    Zdravko Petanjek
    Department of Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
    Front Neuroanat 3:26. 2009
    ..We conclude that the development of cortical GABAergic neurons have exclusive features in primates that need to be considered in order to understand pathological mechanisms leading to some neurological and psychiatric diseases...
  21. ncbi Lifespan alterations of basal dendritic trees of pyramidal neurons in the human prefrontal cortex: a layer-specific pattern
    Zdravko Petanjek
    Department of Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Cereb Cortex 18:915-29. 2008
    ..These structural changes occurred during both the period of rapid cognitive development in preschool children and the period of protracted cognitive maturation during the childhood, puberty, and adolescence...
  22. ncbi Jelena Krmpotić-Nemanić (1921-2008): contributions to human neuroanatomy
    Milos Judas
    University of Zagreb, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, Zagreb, Croatia
    Coll Antropol 35:345-9. 2011
    ..The aim of this mini review is to briefly describe her numerous contributions to the anatomy of the human peripheral and central nervous system...
  23. ncbi Virtual reality adaptive stimulation of limbic networks in the mental readiness training
    Kresimir Cosić
    University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia
    Stud Health Technol Inform 154:14-9. 2010
    ..Integrated interdisciplinary efforts, which would integrate the brain imaging and the proposed approach, may contribute to clarifying the neurobiological foundation of the resilience to stress...
  24. ncbi Growth of the human corpus callosum: modular and laminar morphogenetic zones
    Natasa Jovanov-Milosevic
    Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
    Front Neuroanat 3:6. 2009
    ..Knowledge about structural properties of midline morphogenetic structures may facilitate analysis of the development of interhemispheric connections in the normal and abnormal fetal human brain...