A fork cell, also known as a fork neuron, is a type of neuron found in the human brain, located in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and frontoinsular cortex (FI). This type of neuron is characterized by its own morphology - two primary apical dendrites, giving them a distinctive ‘forked’ appearance. Fork cells are found in humans and some other highly evolved species.
See also
References
- ^ Taniguchi, Manabu; Iwahashi, Misaki; Oka, Yuichiro; Tiong, Sheena Y. X.; Sato, Makoto (2022). "Fezf2-positive fork cell-like neurons in the mouse insular cortex". PLOS One. 17 (9): e0274170. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1774170T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0274170. PMC 9447900. PMID 36067159.
- Evrard, Henry C. (June 2018). "Von Economo and fork neurons in the monkey insula, implications for evolution of cognition". Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. The Evolution of Language. 21: 182–190. doi:10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.05.006.
- A Dijkstra, Anke; Lin, Li-Chun; L Nana, Alissa; E Gaus, Stephanie; W Seeley, William (2 December 2016). "Von Economo Neurons and Fork Cells: A Neurochemical Signature Linked to Monoaminergic Function". American University of Paris. 28 (1): 131–144. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhw358. PMC 6075576. PMID 27913432.
 | This neuroanatomy article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |