| aPKC | atypical Protein Kinase C |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| BMP7 | Bone Morphogenic Protein 7 |
| BMPR | Bone Morphogenic Protein Receptors |
| Cdc42 | Cell Division Cycle 42 |
| CP | cortical plate |
| CR | Cajal-Retzius cell |
| DCX | Doublecortin |
| DLK | Dual Leucine Zipper Kinase 1 |
| Frizzled | Wnt receptor |
| GE | Ganglionic eminence |
| Gαi | subunit of heterotrimeric G protein |
| IZ | Intermedial zone |
| JIP | JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase)-interacting proteins |
| JNK1 | c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 |
| LGE | lateral ganglionic eminence |
| LGN | Leu-Gly-Asn Partner of Inscuteable (Pins) |
| MAP1B | Microtubule-associated Protein 1B |
| MAP2 | Microtubule-associated Protein 2 |
| MAZ | multipolar accumulation zone |
| MGE | medial ganglionic eminence |
| MKK7 | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 7. |
| MZ | Marginal zone |
| NRP1 | Neuropilin-1 |
| NSC | Neural Stem Cells |
| Numa | Nuclear Mitotic Apparatus Protein |
| Par3 | Partitioning Defective 3n(C.Elegans) Homolog |
| Par6 | Partitioning Defective 6 (C.Elegans) Homolog |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-4: 5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase |
| Rac1 | Rac Family Small GTPase 1 |
| RacGEFs | Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors |
| RG | Radial Glial cells |
| RhoA | Ras Homolog Family Member A |
| SCG10 | Superior Cervical Ganglia Neural Specific-10 |
| Sema 3A | Semaphorina3A |
| SP | subplate |
| STEF | Sif- And Tiam1-Like Exchange Factor |
| SVZ | subventricular zone |
| Tiam1 | Lymphoma Invasion-and Metastasis-Inducing Protein 1 |
| TrkB | Tirosine Kinase Receptor B |
| V | ventricle |
| VZ | ventricular zone |
| WDR62 | WD40-(tryptophan[W]-aspartic[D] dipeptide 40)-Repeated Domain 62 protein. |
| Wnt | Wingless Proteins family member. |