Alteration of the Functional Connectivity of the Cortical Areas Characterized by the Presence of Von Economo Neurons in Schizophrenia, a Pilot Study

Alteration of the Functional Connectivity of the Cortical Areas Characterized by the Presence of Von Economo Neurons in Schizophrenia, a Pilot Study

Von Economo neurons (VENs) are rod, stick, or corkscrew cells mostly located in layer V of the frontoinsular and anterior cingulate cortices. VENs are projection neurons related to human-like social cognitive abilities. Post-mortem histological studies found VEN alterations in several neuropsychiatr...

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Main Authors: Claudio Brasso, Mario Stanziano, Francesca Marina Bosco, Rosalba Morese, Maria Consuelo Valentini, Alessandro Vercelli, Paola Rocca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
von Economo neurons
VENs
fMRI
schizophrenia
resting-state functional connectivity
salience network
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/4/1377

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