Comparative organization of the claustrum: what does structure tell us about function?

The claustrum is a subcortical nucleus present in all placental mammals. Many anatomical studies have shown that its inputs are predominantly from the cerebral cortex and its outputs are back to the cortex. This connectivity thus suggests that the claustrum serves to amplify or facilitate informatio...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Joan S Baizer, Patrick R Hof, Chet C Sherwood, Michael eNoonan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Subjects:	Calcium-Binding Proteins Visual Cortex dolphin whale gorilla
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00117/full