Fork cell explained

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.[1] Fork cells are found in humans and some other highly evolved species.[2] [3]

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References

  1. Evrard . Henry C. . June 2018 . Von Economo and fork neurons in the monkey insula, implications for evolution of cognition . . The Evolution of Language . 21 . 182–190 . 10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.05.006.
  2. Fezf2-positive fork cell-like neurons in the mouse insular cortex . PLOS One. 2022 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0274170 . free . Taniguchi . Manabu . Iwahashi . Misaki . Oka . Yuichiro . Tiong . Sheena Y. X. . Sato . Makoto . 17 . 9 . e0274170 . 36067159 . 9447900 . 2022PLoSO..1774170T .
  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 . . 28 . 1 . 131–144 . 10.1093/cercor/bhw358. 27913432 . 6075576 .

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