Qurratul Ain, Taquayya S Abidi.
Unraveling the function of Claustrum.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;55(3):123-4.

Knowledge regarding the anatomical and functional aspects of claustrum is scanty. Still in our latest editions of textbooks of anatomy we cannot find its functions. Claustrum is a thin sheet of gray matter located between external and extreme capsules of Lentiform nucleus. It is grouped in basal nuclei, and consists of at least two structurally and functionally distinct zones; Insular claustrum and temporal or endopiriform claustrum.1 The ventrally situated part is endopiriform; whereas insular part is dorsally placed. Endopiriform claustrum originates from ventral pallium, the insular claustrum originates from both lateral and ventral pallial portions. We know most of the connections and functions of rest of the basal nuclei but Claustrum remains mysterious. To solve this mystery a review was done of the latest research works.

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