An introduction to the field of developmental neurobiology -- Neural induction -- Segmentation of anteriora posterior axis -- Patterning along the dorsalaventral axis -- Proliferation and migration of neurons -- Cell determination and early differentiation -- Neurite outgrowth, axonal path-finding, and initial target selection -- Neuronal survival and programmed cell death -- Synaptic formation and reorganization- part I: the neuromuscular junction -- Synaptic formation and reorganization- part II: synapses in the central nervous system.