The claustrum (Latin, meaning "to close" or "to shut") is a thin sheet of neurons and supporting glial cells in the brain, that connects to the cerebral cortex and subcortical regions including …

The claustrum is a thin, irregular, sheet-like neuronal structure hidden beneath the inner surface of the neocortex in the general region of the insula. Its function is enigmatic. Its anatomy is …

Oct 30, 2023 · The claustrum is defined as a bilateral slender sheet of gray matter which only comprises about 0.25% of the cerebral cortex. The term ‘claustrum’ originates from the Latin …

Nov 11, 2020 · The claustrum is an oddly shaped brain region whose function has been largely mysterious. Several lines of evidence have suggested that the claustrum plays a key role in …

Oct 12, 2020 · The claustrum (plural: claustra) is a vertical curved sheet of subcortical grey matter oriented sagittally between the white matter tracts of the external capsule and extreme …

Dec 7, 2020 · The claustrum is a brain region that has been investigated for over 200 years, yet its precise function remains unknown. In the final posthumously released article of Francis …

Apr 6, 2017 · A team of neuroscientists lead by Christof Koch has identified neurons in a relatively obscure brain region known as the claustrum that send fibers far throughout the entire cerebral …

Sep 30, 2024 · The claustrum receives input from all our senses – sight, sound, touch, you name it. Some researchers think it might play a role in integrating these different sensory streams, …

Jan 18, 2021 · The claustrum may thus have a potential role and constitute a therapeutic target in disorders associated with disturbances of cognition, behavior, and cortical excitability.

May 31, 2024 · The claustrum is a thin, irregular sheet of neurons situated between the insular cortex and the striatum within each cerebral hemisphere of the brain. Despite its small size …