Fork cell

{{Short description|Type of neuron}}

A fork cell, also known as a fork neuron, is a type of neuron found in the human brain, located in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and frontoinsular cortex (FI). This type of neuron is characterized by its own morphology - two primary apical dendrites, giving them a distinctive ‘forked’ appearance.{{Cite journal |last1=Evrard |first1=Henry C. |date=June 2018 |title=Von Economo and fork neurons in the monkey insula, implications for evolution of cognition |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352154617301249 |journal=Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences |series=The Evolution of Language |volume=21 |pages=182–190 |doi=10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.05.006|url-access=subscription }} Fork cells are found in humans and some other highly evolved species.{{Cite journal |title=Fezf2-positive fork cell-like neurons in the mouse insular cortex |journal=PLOS One| date=2022 | doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0274170 | doi-access=free | last1=Taniguchi | first1=Manabu | last2=Iwahashi | first2=Misaki | last3=Oka | first3=Yuichiro | last4=Tiong | first4=Sheena Y. X. | last5=Sato | first5=Makoto | volume=17 | issue=9 | pages=e0274170 | pmid=36067159 | pmc=9447900 | bibcode=2022PLoSO..1774170T }}{{Cite journal |last1=A Dijkstra |first1=Anke |last2=Lin |first2=Li-Chun |last3=L Nana |first3=Alissa |last4=E Gaus |first4=Stephanie |last5=W Seeley |first5=William |date=2 December 2016 |title=Von Economo Neurons and Fork Cells: A Neurochemical Signature Linked to Monoaminergic Function |url=https://academic.oup.com/cercor/article/28/1/131/2627131 |journal=American University of Paris |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=131–144 |doi=10.1093/cercor/bhw358|pmid=27913432 |pmc=6075576 }}