Abstract
Editorial: The Claustrum: charting a way forward for the brain's most mysterious nucleus.
Highlights
There are many reasons why investigators decide to expend their energy on studying a particular nucleus in the brain
Written, and with Crick and Koch’s imprimatur, a flurry of studies ensued. While it appeared that this opened the door to experimental studies of claustral function, over the past decade it has become apparent that the door is merely ajar
Perusing the volume quickly reveals that there is a striking emphasis on the anatomy of the claustrum, with most contributions emphasizing comparative anatomy of the claustrum, localization of different types of chemically-coded neurons within the claustrum, and new details on the morphology of claustral neurons
Summary
There are many reasons why investigators decide to expend their energy on studying a particular nucleus in the brain. This renewed attention is in large part attributable to a paper by Crick and Koch (2005), which advanced the hypothesis that the claustrum plays a central role in binding and consciousness.
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