TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ariel Y Deutch
AU  - Brian N. Mathur
AB  - The claustrum is a long, band-like grey matter structure situated in the ventrolateral telencephalon of most, if not all, mammalian brains. Due to its shape and close proximity to white matter structures and insular cortex, the anatomy and behavioral relevance of the claustrum have proven difficult to study. As a result, disagreements in the literature exist over ontogeny, phylogeny, anatomical boundaries, and connectivity. Despite this, it is generally regarded that the claustrum contains excitatory projection neurons that reciprocally connect to most regions of the cerebral cortex, a feature that has fostered varying hypotheses as to its function. These hypotheses propose multisensory integration, coordination of cortical activity for the generation of conscious percepts, or saliency filtration. The articles of this e-book consider the historical and recent highlights in claustrum structure, hodology, and function and seek to provide a compelling way forward for this “hidden” nucleus.
DO  - 10.3389/978-2-88919-542-8
ID  - OAPEN ID: 18151
KW  - comparative anatomy
KW  - Cingulate cortex
KW  - connectivity
KW  - Attention
KW  - claustrum
KW  - insular cortex
KW  - insula
KW  - conciousness
KW  - Prefrontal Cortex
L1  - http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/1745/the-claustrum-charting-a-way-forward-for-the-brains-most-mysterious-nucleus
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/43348
PB  - Frontiers Media SA
PY  - 2015
SN  - 9782889195428
TI  - The Claustrum: charting a way forward for the brain's most mysterious nucleusnull
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