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SUBMITTER: Dillingham CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058237 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dillingham Christopher M CM Jankowski Maciej M MM Chandra Ruchi R Frost Bethany E BE O'Mara Shane M SM
Brain and neuroscience advances 20170101
The claustrum is a highly conserved but enigmatic structure, with connections to the entire cortical mantle, as well as to an extended and extensive range of heterogeneous subcortical structures. Indeed, the human claustrum is thought to have the highest number of connections per millimetre cubed of any other brain region. While there have been relatively few functional investigations of the claustrum, many theoretical suggestions have been put forward, including speculation that it plays a key ...[more]