Fork cell

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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). [1] This type of neuron is characterized by its own morphology - two primary apical dendrites, giving them a distinctive 'forked' appearance. [2] Fork cells are found in humans and some other highly evolved species. [1] [3]

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  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.


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