Von Economo neurons: Clinical and evolutionary perspectives

Cortex

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 312-326

  Butti, Camilla ^a   Santos, Micaela ^a,b   Uppal, Neha ^a   Hof, Patrick R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University Hospital and School of Medicine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Frontoinsular cortex; Neocortex evolution; Neuropsychiatric disorders; Von Economo neurons

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CELL STRUCTURE; EMOTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FRONTAL CORTEX; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSULA; NERVE CELL; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VON ECONOMO NEURON;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; NEURONS;

EID: 84872143071     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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