Von Economo Neurons in the Elephant Brain

被引：110

作者：

Hakeem, Atiya Y. ^{[1
]}

Sherwood, Chet C. ^{[2
]}

Bonar, Christopher J. ^{[3
]}

Butti, Camilla ^{[4
,5
]}

Hof, Patrick R. ^{[4
]}

Allman, John M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Div Biol, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA

[2] George Washington Univ, Dept Anthropol, Washington, DC USA

[3] Cleveland Metropk Zoo, Cleveland, OH USA

[4] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Dept Neurosci, New York, NY USA

[5] Univ Padua, Dept Expt Vet Sci, Padua, Italy

来源：

ANATOMICAL RECORD-ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | 2009年 / 292卷 / 02期

关键词：

elephant; Von Economo neuron; frontoinsular cortex; cetacean; large brains; DOLPHIN TURSIOPS-TRUNCATUS; SELF-RECOGNITION; HUMANS; CORTEX; SPECIALIZATIONS; SYSTEM; UNIQUE; FMRI; APES;

D O I：

10.1002/ar.20829

中图分类号：

R602 [外科病理学、解剖学]; R32 [人体形态学];

学科分类号：

100101 ;

摘要：

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 elephants. The VENs in the elephant are primarily found in similar locations to those in the other species. They are most abundant in the frontoinsular cortex (area FI) and are also present at lower density in the anterior cingulate cortex. Additionally, they are found in a dorsolateral prefrontal area and less abundantly in the region of the frontal pole. The VEN morphology appears to have arisen independently in hominids, cetaceans, and elephants, and may reflect a specialization for the rapid transmission of crucial social information in very large brains. Anat Rec, 292:242-248, 2009. (C) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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页码：242 / 248

页数：7

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