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 amygdala, hippocampus and thalamus.

2023年10月30日 · 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 ‘claud’ which translates to mean ‘hidden away’ or ‘enclosed’, perfectly describing this …

2020年11月11日 · 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 consciousness.

We here briefly summarize what is known about the claustrum, speculate on its possible relationship to the processes that give rise to integrated conscious percepts, propose mechanisms that enable information to travel widely within the claustrum and discuss experiments to address these questions.

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 ...

2020年10月12日 · 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 capsule. It is lateral to the putamen and medial to the insular cortex. It …

2020年12月7日 · 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 Crick, written with Christof Koch, the claustrum was suggested to …

The claustrum is an obscure region of the brain located below the insular of the cortex. It is a hidden lobe that can be observed only when other parts of the cortex are pulled aside. The claustrum has been proposed to be a framework for consciousness (Crick and Koch, 2003, 2005).

2023年9月5日 · The intricate labyrinth of the human brain holds structures that grab immediate attention. There are others that remain subtly concealed, such as the claustrum - an enigmatic sliver that is modest in size but formidable in function.

2024年9月30日 · What exactly is its role in consciousness? How does it interact with other brain regions to support cognitive functions? And could understanding the claustrum help us develop new treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders? These are the questions that keep claustrum researchers up at night (well, that and too much coffee).