Von Economo Neurons in the Human Medial Frontopolar Cortex

The von Economo neurons (VEN) are characterized by a large soma, spindle-like soma, with little dendritic arborization at both, the basal and apical poles. In humans, VENs have been described in the entorhinal cortex, the hippocampal formation, the anterior cingulate cortex, the rostral portion of t...

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Main Authors: Carlos Arturo González-Acosta, Martha Isabel Escobar, Manuel Fernando Casanova, Hernán J. Pimienta, Efraín Buriticá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2018.00064/full