Distinctive Neurons of the Anterior Cingulate and Frontoinsular Cortex: A Historical Perspective

Human anterior cingulate and frontoinsular cortices participate in healthy social-emotional processing. These regions feature 2 related layer 5 neuronal morphotypes, the von Economo neurons and fork cells. In this paper, we review the historical accounts of these neurons and provide a German-to-Engl...

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Published inCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 245 - 250
Main Authors Seeley, William W., Merkle, Florian T., Gaus, Stephanie E., Craig, A.D. (Bud), Allman, John M., Hof, Patrick R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.02.2012
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Frontal Lobe - cytology
Gyrus Cinguli - cytology
Humans
Neurons - physiology
von Economo neuron
insula
fork cell
cytoarchitecture
anterior cingulate cortex
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Summary:Human anterior cingulate and frontoinsular cortices participate in healthy social-emotional processing. These regions feature 2 related layer 5 neuronal morphotypes, the von Economo neurons and fork cells. In this paper, we review the historical accounts of these neurons and provide a German-to-English translation of von Economo's seminal paper describing the neurons which have come to bear his name. We close with a brief discussion regarding the functional and clinical relevance of these neurons and their home regions.
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ISSN:1047-3211
1460-2199
DOI:10.1093/cercor/bhr005