| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| aIP | apical IP |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| bIP | basal IP |
| CGE | caudal ganglionic eminence |
| CNV | copy number variation |
| CP | cortical plate |
| GWAS | genome-wide association studies |
| ID | intellectual disability |
| IP | intermediate progenitor |
| IUE | in utero electroporation |
| IZ | intermediate zone |
| KD | knockdown |
| KI | knockin |
| KO | knockout |
| L1-6 | cortical layers 1-6 |
| MGE | medial ganglionic eminences |
| NPCs | neural progenitor cells |
| NSCs | neural stem cells |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (https://www.omim.org) |
| oRG | outer radial glia |
| oSVZ | outer subventricular zone |
| PV | parvalbumin |
| RGC | radial glial cells |
| scRNAseq | single-cell RNA sequencing |
| shRNA | short hairpin RNA |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| SNV | single-nucleotide variation |
| SP-IZ | subplate-intermediate zone |
| SST | somatostatin |
| SVZ | subventricular zone |
| VZ | ventricular zone |
| WES | whole-exome sequencing |