Search Results - "BUTTI, Camilla"
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The insular cortex: a comparative perspective
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-06-2010)“…The human insular cortex is involved in a variety of viscerosensory, visceromotor, and interoceptive functions, and plays a role in complex processes such as…”
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Total number and volume of Von Economo neurons in the cerebral cortex of cetaceans
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (10-07-2009)“…Von Economo neurons (VENs) are a type of large, layer V spindle‐shaped neurons that were previously described in humans, great apes, elephants, and some…”
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Von Economo Neurons in the Elephant Brain
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-02-2009)“…Von Economo neurons (VENs), previously found in humans, all of the great ape species, and four cetacean species, are also present in African and Indian…”
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An analysis of von Economo neurons in the cerebral cortex of cetaceans, artiodactyls, and perissodactyls
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-07-2015)“…Von Economo neurons (VENs) are specialized projection neurons with a characteristic spindle-shaped soma and thick basal and apical dendrites. VENs have been…”
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The neocortex of cetartiodactyls. II. Neuronal morphology of the visual and motor cortices in the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-09-2015)“…The present quantitative study extends our investigation of cetartiodactyls by exploring the neuronal morphology in the giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis )…”
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Neuronal morphology in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) neocortex
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-01-2011)“…Virtually nothing is known about the morphology of cortical neurons in the elephant. To this end, the current study provides the first documentation of…”
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Biochemical specificity of von economo neurons in hominoids
Published in American journal of human biology (01-01-2011)“…Objectives: Von Economo neurons (VENs) are defined by their thin, elongated cell body and long dendrites projecting from apical and basal ends. These…”
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The Cerebral Cortex of the Pygmy Hippopotamus, Hexaprotodon liberiensis (Cetartiodactyla, Hippopotamidae): MRI, Cytoarchitecture, and Neuronal Morphology
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-04-2014)“…ABSTRACT The structure of the hippopotamus brain is virtually unknown because few studies have examined more than its external morphology. In view of their…”
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A comparative perspective on minicolumns and inhibitory GABAergic interneurons in the neocortex
Published in Frontiers in neuroanatomy (05-02-2010)“…Neocortical columns are functional and morphological units whose architecture may have been under selective evolutionary pressure in different mammalian…”
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A claim in search of evidence: reply to Manger's thermogenesis hypothesis of cetacean brain structure
Published in Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (01-11-2008)“…In a recent publication in Biological Reviews, Manger (2006) made the controversial claim that the large brains of cetaceans evolved to generate heat during…”
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Neocortical neuron types in Xenarthra and Afrotheria: implications for brain evolution in mammals
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-02-2009)“…Interpreting the evolution of neuronal types in the cerebral cortex of mammals requires information from a diversity of species. However, there is currently a…”
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Von Economo neurons: Clinical and evolutionary perspectives
Published in Cortex (01-01-2013)“…Von Economo neurons (VENs) are projection neurons located in layer V of the anterior cingulate and frontoinsular cortex that are increasingly attracting the…”
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von Economo neurons in autism: A stereologic study of the frontoinsular cortex in children
Published in Brain research (22-03-2011)“…Abstract The presence of von Economo neurons (VENs) in the frontoinsular cortex (FI) has been linked to a possible role in the integration of bodily feelings,…”
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The neocortex of cetaceans: cytoarchitecture and comparison with other aquatic and terrestrial species
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-04-2011)“…The evolutionary process of readaptation to the aquatic environment was accompanied by extreme anatomical and physiological changes in the brain. This review…”
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A Comparison of the Cortical Structure of the Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus), a Basal Mysticete, with Other Cetaceans
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-05-2019)“…ABSTRACT Few studies exist of the bowhead whale brain and virtually nothing is known about its cortical cytoarchitecture or how it compares to other cetaceans…”
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The neocortex of cetartiodactyls: I. A comparative Golgi analysis of neuronal morphology in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-11-2015)“…The present study documents the morphology of neurons in several regions of the neocortex from the bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ), the North…”
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Cerebellar granule cells are generated postnatally in humans
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-07-2014)“…How many cerebellar granule cells are generated pre- or postnatally in human is unknown. Using a rigorous design-based stereologic approach we investigated…”
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Intact Numbers of Cerebellar Purkinje and Granule Cells in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Stereologic Analysis and Critical Review of Neuropathologic Evidence
Published in Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology (01-09-2013)“…ABSTRACTDespite much research during recent decades, the etiology and pathogenesis of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) remain unknown. Because of the role…”
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Comparative neuronal morphology of the cerebellar cortex in afrotherians, carnivores, cetartiodactyls, and primates
Published in Frontiers in neuroanatomy (23-04-2014)“…Although the basic morphological characteristics of neurons in the cerebellar cortex have been documented in several species, virtually nothing is known about…”
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Age estimation in the Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Montagu 1821) by bone density of the thoracic limb
Published in Journal of anatomy (01-11-2007)“…The determination of age is an important step in defining the life history traits of individuals and populations. Age determination of odontocetes is mainly…”
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