The history of von Economo neurons (VENs) and their possible role in neurodevelopmental/neuropsychiatric disorders: A literature review

The Boolean operators (von Economo cells OR spindle cells) AND anterior cingulate; von Economo cells AND (infraorbital area OR frontal pole) were used to perform a computerised literature search of MEDLINE, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, Science Citation Index, SCOPUS, CINAHL and the worldwide web. Papers chosen were limited to those concerning human studies, the great apes, cetaceans and the African and Indian elephants.