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. It is located between the insular cortex laterally and the putamen medially, encased by the extreme and external capsules respectively. Blood to the claustrum is supplied by the middle cerebral artery. It is considered to be the most densely connected structure in the brain, and thus hypothesized to allow for the integration of various cortical inputs such as visio
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- Coronal section of human cerebrum. The claustrum is indicated by the arrow.
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- Transverse section of human cerebrum. (Anterior is at the top.)The claustrum is indicated by the arrow.
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- Middle cerebral artery
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Research
1,495 papers- The claustrum.Current biology : CB · 2020
- The claustrum and synchronized brain states.Trends in neurosciences · 2024
- A role for the claustrum in cognitive control.Trends in cognitive sciences · 2022
- Attention: the claustrum.Trends in neurosciences · 2015
- The claustrum in review.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2014
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Article · 日本語
前障（ぜんしょう、claustrum）は哺乳類の脳の中の一領域。外包と最外包の間に位置する灰白質である。大脳皮質の広範な領野との間に回帰的（reciprocal）な結合を持つ。大脳基底核の一部に数えられないこともあるが、現在では機能的には関わりは薄いと考えられている。 フランシス・クリックが晩年に、意識に相関した脳活動（意識的知覚を引き起こす最小の神経活動）を研究していく中で、前障が意識現象の最も重要な構成要素であるという考えを示した。なお一般にはまだあまり支持されているとはいえない。
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