Overview of the Development of the Human Brain and Spinal Cord.- Mechanisms of Development.- Causes of Congenital Malformations.- Neurulation and Neural Tube Defects.- The Neural Crest and Craniofacial Malformations.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Spinal Cord.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Brain Stem.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Cerebellum.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Forebrain.- Development and Developmental Disorders of the Cerebral Cortex.