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Published February 2012 | Version public
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Distinctive Neurons of the Anterior Cingulate and Frontoinsular Cortex: A Historical Perspective. A New Type of Special Cells of the Cingulate and Insular Lobes

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Abstract

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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© 2011 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press. First published online: June 8, 2011. James S. McDonnell Foundation (collaborative network grant 20220078 to W.W.S., A.D.C., J.M.A., and P.R.H.). Conflict of Interest : None declared.

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A New Type of Special Cells of the Cingulate and Insular Lobes

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James S. McDonnell Foundation
20220078

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2012-02-14
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