falciform fold (human)

The term falciform fold (human) refers to a substructure of the human insula. It is located at the rostral extreme of the insula. Overlapping the accessory short gyrus (human) and the anterior accessory gyrus (human), it may be equivalent to those structures ( Mufson-1990; Mufson personal communication ).

Also known as: falciform fold

NeuroNames ID: 2255

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Name:

falciform fold

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mufson-1997

Citation:

Chapter VII, pp.377-454 in Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy: The Primate Nervous System, Part I, F. Bloom, A. Bjorklund and T. Hokfelt, Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1997.

Source Title:

Chemical neuroanatomy of the primate insula cortex: relationship to cytoarchitectonics, connectivity, function and neurodegeneration

Name:

pli falciforme

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

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Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

falciform fold

Source:

Mufson-1997

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