| ACC | anterior cingulate cortex |
| ADLTE | autosomal-dominant lateral temporal epilepsy |
| ApoER2 | apolipoprotein E2 |
| ARX | aristaless-related homeobox gene |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorders |
| ATXN7 | ataxin 7 |
| CCK | cholecystokinin |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CNTN6 | contactin 6 |
| DCX | doublecortin |
| DTI | diffusion tractography imaging |
| ETL7 | temporal lobe epilepsy-7 |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| HCN | hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated |
| HdEEG | high-density electroencephalography |
| ILS | isolated lissencephaly sequence |
| IQ | intelligence quotient |
| LCH | lissencephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia |
| LGI1 | leucine-rich, glioma inactivated 1 gene |
| LIS1 | lissencephaly 1 |
| LIS2 | lissencephaly 2 |
| LIS3 | lissencephaly 3 |
| LTD | long-term depression |
| LTE | lateral temporal epilepsy |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| MAP2 | microtubule-associated protein 2 |
| MDS | Miller-Dieker syndrome |
| MEMRI | manganese-enhanced MRI |
| NCAM2 | neural cell adhesion molecule 2 |
| PAFAH1B1 | platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase IB subunit α |
| PDD-NOS | pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified |
| PFC | prefrontal cortex |
| PPI | pre-pulse inhibition |
| PTP | post tetanic potentiation |
| PV | parvalbumin |
| RELN | Reelin gene (human) |
| Reln | Reelin gene (mouse) |
| RELN | Reelin glycoprotein (human) |
| Reln | Reelin glycoprotein (mouse) |
| ROI | region-of-interest |
| SBH | subcortical band heterotopia |
| SCA37 | spinocerebellar ataxia type 37 |
| SCA7 | spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SYP1 | synaptophysin 1 |
| TUBA1A | α tubulin 1A |
| VENs | von Economo neurons |
| VLDLR | very low-density lipoprotein receptor |