Von Economo neurons–primate-specific or commonplace in the mammalian brain?

I Banovac, D Sedmak, M Judaš… - Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The pioneering work by von Economo in 1925 on the cytoarchitectonics of the cerebral
cortex revealed a specialized and unique cell type in the adult human fronto-insular (FI) and …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical interneurons in schizophrenia–cause or effect?

MV Prkačin, I Banovac, Z Petanjek… - Croatian medical …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
GABAergic cortical interneurons are important components of cortical microcircuits. Their
alterations are associated with a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders, and are …

[HTML][HTML] The anatomy lesson of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: irreplaceable tradition (cadaver work) and new didactics of digital technology

I Banovac, V Katavić, A Blažević, I Bičanić… - Croatian medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim To compare the efficacy of different components of online and contact anatomy classes
as perceived by medical students. Methods An anonymous course evaluation survey was …

Morphological and molecular characteristics of perineuronal nets in the human prefrontal cortex—a possible link to microcircuitry specialization

I Banovac, MV Prkačin, I Kirchbaum… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are a type of extracellular matrix (ECM) that play a significant role
in synaptic activity and plasticity of interneurons in health and disease. We researched …

The distinct characteristics of somatostatin neurons in the human brain

I Banovac, D Sedmak, M Esclapez, Z Petanjek - Molecular neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Somatostatin cells are frequently described as a major population of GABAergic neurons in
the cerebral cortex. In this study, we performed a comprehensive analysis of their molecular …

Dendritic spines: synaptogenesis and synaptic pruning for the developmental organization of brain circuits

Z Petanjek, I Banovac, D Sedmak, A Hladnik - Dendritic spines: structure …, 2023 - Springer
Synaptic overproduction and elimination is a regular developmental event in the mammalian
brain. In the cerebral cortex, synaptic overproduction is almost exclusively correlated with …

Expression of guanylate cyclase C in human prefrontal cortex depends on sex and feeding status

M Ratko, V Crljen, M Tkalčić, A Mažuranić… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) has been detected in the rodent brain in neurons
of the cerebral cortex, amygdala, midbrain, hypothalamus, and cerebellum. Methods In this …

A novel approach to cytoarchitectonics: developing an objective framework for the morphological analysis of the cerebral cortex

MV Prkačin, Z Petanjek, I Banovac - Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The cytoarchitectonic boundaries between cortical regions and layers are
usually defined by the presence or absence of certain cell types. However, these cell types …

Implications of altered pyramidal cell morphology on clinical symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders

Z Asad, Y Fakheir, Y Abukhaled… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of pyramidal cells (PCs) in the mammalian cerebral cortex underscore their
value as they play a crucial role in various brain functions, ranging from cognition, sensory …

[HTML][HTML] CRMP2 conditional knockout changes axonal function and ultrastructure of axons in mice corpus callosum

K Grycel, NY Larsen, Y Feng, K Qvortrup… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Collapsin response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2) is a member of a protein family, which is
highly involved in neurodevelopment, but most of its members become heavily …