John Allman
John Morgan Allman is an American neuroscientist at the
primates, cognition and evolutionary neuroscience
.
Life
He graduated from University of Chicago with a PhD in anthropology.[1][2]
In 2000, Allman's laboratory reported identification of a class of
spindle neurons, now called the Von Economo neurons to distinguish them from other spindle-shaped cells, were first located in layer V of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and later found in the frontoinsular cortex.[citation needed
]
Allman's team has reported reduced ACC size and metabolic activity in
post-traumatic stress, and anxiety disorders. The ACC is largely responsible for relaying waves of neural signals from deep within the brain to far flung regions, including Brodmann area 10.[citation needed
]
Spindle neurons may develop abnormally in people with
autistic disorders, and abnormalities may also be linked to schizophrenia and frontotemporal lobe degeneration, but research into these correlations is at a very early stage.[citation needed
]
Allman studies brain evolution in mammals from multiple perspectives, and has created a number of 3d reconstructions of mammalian brains.[citation needed]
Grants
- 2009 James S. McDonnell Foundation [3]
Works
- John Allman, Atiya Hakeem, J.M. Erwin, E. Nimchinsky, P. Hof (2001). 'Anterior cingulate cortex: The evolution of an interface between emotion and cognition', Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol 935, pp 107–117.
- John Allman, Atiya Hakeem, and Karli Watson (2002). 'Two phylogenetic specializations in the human brain', The Neuroscientist, Vol 8, No 4 pp 335–346.
- Eliot C. Bush, John M. Allman (2004). 'Three-dimensional structure and evolution of primate primary visual cortex', Anatomical Record, No 281A, pp 1088–1094.
- John Allman (2007). 'Moral intuition: Its neural substrates and normative significance', J Physiol Paris, 101 (4-6), pp 179–202.
- John Allman (1999). Evolving Brains (132MB). New York: Scientific American Library. ISBN 978-0-7167-5076-5
See also
References
- ^ "Biology Division - John M. Allman". Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- ^ Chen, Ingfei (June 2009). "Brain Cells for Socializing". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Grants jsmf.org
External links
- Caltech.edu - Allman Lab Homepage
- CrossRoadsInstitute.org - 'Humanity? Maybe It's in the Wiring', Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times (December 9, 2003)
- NewScientistJobs.com - 'Why are treatments for spinal injuries and diseases like Alzheimer's trailing so far behind our knowledge of the brain and nervous system?' Helen Philips, NewScientist, (October 16, 2004)