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Atiya Y. Hakeem
Researcher at California Institute of Technology
Publications - 15
Citations - 3032
Atiya Y. Hakeem is an academic researcher from California Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anterior cingulate cortex & Cortex (anatomy). The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 15 publications receiving 2829 citations.
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The anterior cingulate cortex. The evolution of an interface between emotion and cognition.
TL;DR: It is proposed that the anterior cingulate cortex is a specialization of neocortex rather than a more primitive stage of cortical evolution, and thus are a recent evolutionary specialization probably related to these functions central to intelligent behavior.
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Intuition and autism: a possible role for Von Economo neurons.
TL;DR: It is proposed that in autism spectrum disorders the VENs fail to develop normally, and that this failure might be partially responsible for the associated social disabilities that result from faulty intuition.
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The von Economo neurons in frontoinsular and anterior cingulate cortex in great apes and humans
John M. Allman,Nicole A. Tetreault,Atiya Y. Hakeem,Kebreten F. Manaye,Katerina Semendeferi,Joseph M. Erwin,Soyoung Park,Virginie Goubert,Patrick R. Hof +8 more
TL;DR: The von Economo neurons (VENs) are large bipolar neurons located in frontoinsular (FI) and anterior cingulate cortex in great apes and humans, but not other primates and the protein encoded by the gene DISC1 is preferentially expressed by the VENs.
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Microglia in the cerebral cortex in autism
Nicole A. Tetreault,Atiya Y. Hakeem,Sue Jiang,Brian A. Williams,Elizabeth Allman,Barbara J. Wold,John M. Allman +6 more
TL;DR: Since increased densities of microglia in two functionally and anatomically disparate cortical areas are observed, it is suggested that these immune cells are probably denser throughout cerebral cortex in brains of people with autism.
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The von Economo neurons in the frontoinsular and anterior cingulate cortex
John M. Allman,Nicole A. Tetreault,Atiya Y. Hakeem,Kebreten F. Manaye,Katerina Semendeferi,Joseph M. Erwin,Soyoung Park,Virginie Goubert,Patrick R. Hof +8 more
TL;DR: Selective destruction of VENs in early stages of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) implies that they are involved in empathy, social awareness, and self‐control, consistent with evidence from functional imaging.