I: SYNAPTOGENESIS1. Molecular Composition of Developing Glutamatergic SynapsesA. Kimberley McAllister2. In Vivo Imaging of SynaptogenesisEdward S. Ruthazer3. Astrocytes and synaptogenesisCagla Eroglu and William Christopher Risher4. Genetic Analysis of SynaptogenesisDavid L. Van Vactor Jr.5. New Imaging Tools to Study SynaptogenesisMatthew B. Dalva and Sylvain Le Marchand6. Wnt SignalingPatricia C. Salinas7. Neurotrophin & synaptogenesisMoses Chao, Freddy Jeanneteau and Margarita Arango-Lievano8. Neuroligins and NeurexinsPeter Scheiffele9. Synapse Formation in the Developing Vertebrate Retina Wei Wei10. Synaptogenesis in the Adult CNS - HippocampusAlejandro Schinder11. Synaptogenesis in the Adult CNS-Olfactory SystemADI Mizrahi and Amit Vinograd

II: DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCES IN THE MATURATION OF INTRINSIC AND SYNAPSE-DRIVEN PATTERNS12. GABA: A Multifacet Device that Exerts a Crucial Role in Brain DevelopmentYehezkel Ben-Ari13. Chloride Homeodynamics Underlying Pathogenic Modal Shifts of GABA Actions Atsuo Fukuda14. Multimodal GABAA Receptor Functions on Cell DevelopmentAtsuo Fukuda15. GABAergic Signaling at Newborn Mossy Fiber-CA3 Synapses: Short- and Long-Term Activity-Dependent Plasticity ProcessesEnrico Cherubini and Marilena Griguoli16. Retinal Waves and their Role in Visual System Development Marla Feller17. Neurotransmitter Phenotype Plasticity: from calcium signaling to functional consequencesNicholas C. Spitzer and Michaël Demarque18. Developmental Sequences in the Maturation of Intrinsic and Synapse Driven PatternsArianna Maffei19. Functional maturation of neocortical inhibitory interneuronsAndrea Hasenstaub20. The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in neural circuit development and functionAnita E. Autry21. Striatal circuit development and synapse maturationYevgenia Kozorovitskiy22. Cajal-Retzius and subplate cells: transient cortical neurons and circuits with long-term impactHeiko J. Luhmann23. AMPA receptor trafficking in the developing and mature glutamatergic synapseHarold D. MacGillavry