Neuroectoderm

Neuroectoderm (or neural ectoderm or neural tube epithelium) consists of cells derived from the ectoderm.

Formation of the neuroectoderm is the first step in the development of the nervous system.

[1] The neuroectoderm receives bone morphogenetic protein-inhibiting signals from proteins such as noggin, which leads to the development of the nervous system from this tissue.

After formation of the tube, the brain forms into three sections; the hindbrain, the midbrain, and the forebrain.

The types of neuroectoderm include: This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)