Katerina Semendeferi
Biographic Data
| ID | 75359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katerina Semendeferi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katerina |
| FAMILY NAME | Semendeferi |
| SIGNATURE | SEMENDEFERI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9867-9554 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 82 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Evolution of Human Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of Hypotheses and Comparative Evidence
Primates rely on memory to navigate both physical and social environments and in humans, loss of memory function leads to devastating consequences. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which begins by impacting memory functioning and is ultimately fatal. AD is common across human populations and its prevalence is predicted to rise with increases in the aging population. Despite this, the full AD phenotype has not been observed …
Serotonergic innervation of the human amygdala and evolutionary implications
OBJECTIVES: The serotonergic system is involved in the regulation of socio-emotional behavior and heavily innervates the amygdala, a key structure of social brain circuitry. We quantified serotonergic axon density of the four major nuclei of the amygdala in humans, and examined our results in light of previously published data sets in chimpanzees and bonobos. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Formalin-fixed postmortem tissue sections of the amygdala from si…
A volumetric comparison of the insular cortex and its subregions in primates
A comparative volumetric analysis of the amygdaloid complex and basolateral division in the human and ape brain
The amygdaloid complex functions to facilitate effective appraisal of the social environment and is an essential component of the neural systems subserving social behavior. Despite its critical role in mediating social interaction, the amygdaloid complex has not attracted the same attention as the isocortex in most evolutionary analyses. We performed a comparative analysis of the amygdaloid complex in the hominoids to address the lack of comparat…
Evolution of the brainstem orofacial motor system in primates: A Comparative Study of Trigeminal, Facial, and Hypoglossal Nuclei
Neural connectivity and cortical substrates of cognition in hominoids
Prefrontal cortex in humans and apes: A comparative study of area 10
Area 10 is one of the cortical areas of the frontal lobe involved in higher cognitive functions such as the undertaking of initiatives and the planning of future actions. It is known to form the frontal pole of the macaque and human brain, but its presence and organization in the great and lesser apes remain unclear. It is here documented that area 10 also forms the frontal pole of chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, and gibbon brains. Imaging techniq…
Prefrontal cortex in humans and apes: A comparative study of area 10
Area 10 is one of the cortical areas of the frontal lobe involved in higher cognitive functions such as the undertaking of initiatives and the planning of future actions. It is known to form the frontal pole of the macaque and human brain, but its presence and organization in the great and lesser apes remain unclear. It is here documented that area 10 also forms the frontal pole of chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, and gibbon brains. Imaging techniq…
The brain and its main anatomical subdivisions in living hominoids using magnetic resonance imaging
On the eve of the decade of the brain
Limbic frontal cortex in hominoids: A comparative study of area 13
The limbic frontal cortex forms part of the neural substrate responsible for emotional reactions to social stimuli. Area 13 is one of the cortical areas long known to be part of the posterior orbitofrontal cortex in several monkey species, such as the macaque. Its presence nevertheless in the human brain has been unclear, and the cortex of the frontal lobe of the great and lesser apes remains largely unknown. In this study area 13 was identified …
Limbic frontal cortex in hominoids: A comparative study of area 13
The limbic frontal cortex forms part of the neural substrate responsible for emotional reactions to social stimuli. Area 13 is one of the cortical areas long known to be part of the posterior orbitofrontal cortex in several monkey species, such as the macaque. Its presence nevertheless in the human brain has been unclear, and the cortex of the frontal lobe of the great and lesser apes remains largely unknown. In this study area 13 was identified …
The evolution of the frontal lobes: A Volumetric Analysis Based on Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of Magnetic Resonance Scans of Human and Ape Brains
The brain and its main anatomical subdivisions in living hominoids using magnetic resonance imaging
The evolution of the frontal lobes: A Volumetric Analysis Based on Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of Magnetic Resonance Scans of Human and Ape Brains
Neural connectivity and cortical substrates of cognition in hominoids
Evolution of the brainstem orofacial motor system in primates: A Comparative Study of Trigeminal, Facial, and Hypoglossal Nuclei
A comparative volumetric analysis of the amygdaloid complex and basolateral division in the human and ape brain
The amygdaloid complex functions to facilitate effective appraisal of the social environment and is an essential component of the neural systems subserving social behavior. Despite its critical role in mediating social interaction, the amygdaloid complex has not attracted the same attention as the isocortex in most evolutionary analyses. We performed a comparative analysis of the amygdaloid complex in the hominoids to address the lack of comparat…
A volumetric comparison of the insular cortex and its subregions in primates
Serotonergic innervation of the human amygdala and evolutionary implications
OBJECTIVES: The serotonergic system is involved in the regulation of socio-emotional behavior and heavily innervates the amygdala, a key structure of social brain circuitry. We quantified serotonergic axon density of the four major nuclei of the amygdala in humans, and examined our results in light of previously published data sets in chimpanzees and bonobos. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Formalin-fixed postmortem tissue sections of the amygdala from si…
The evolution of the frontal lobes: A Volumetric Analysis Based on Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of Magnetic Resonance Scans of Human and Ape Brains
Limbic frontal cortex in hominoids: A comparative study of area 13
The limbic frontal cortex forms part of the neural substrate responsible for emotional reactions to social stimuli. Area 13 is one of the cortical areas long known to be part of the posterior orbitofrontal cortex in several monkey species, such as the macaque. Its presence nevertheless in the human brain has been unclear, and the cortex of the frontal lobe of the great and lesser apes remains largely unknown. In this study area 13 was identified …
Limbic frontal cortex in hominoids: A comparative study of area 13
The limbic frontal cortex forms part of the neural substrate responsible for emotional reactions to social stimuli. Area 13 is one of the cortical areas long known to be part of the posterior orbitofrontal cortex in several monkey species, such as the macaque. Its presence nevertheless in the human brain has been unclear, and the cortex of the frontal lobe of the great and lesser apes remains largely unknown. In this study area 13 was identified …
On the eve of the decade of the brain
The brain and its main anatomical subdivisions in living hominoids using magnetic resonance imaging
Prefrontal cortex in humans and apes: A comparative study of area 10
Area 10 is one of the cortical areas of the frontal lobe involved in higher cognitive functions such as the undertaking of initiatives and the planning of future actions. It is known to form the frontal pole of the macaque and human brain, but its presence and organization in the great and lesser apes remain unclear. It is here documented that area 10 also forms the frontal pole of chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, and gibbon brains. Imaging techniq…
Prefrontal cortex in humans and apes: A comparative study of area 10
Area 10 is one of the cortical areas of the frontal lobe involved in higher cognitive functions such as the undertaking of initiatives and the planning of future actions. It is known to form the frontal pole of the macaque and human brain, but its presence and organization in the great and lesser apes remain unclear. It is here documented that area 10 also forms the frontal pole of chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, and gibbon brains. Imaging techniq…
Evolution of the brainstem orofacial motor system in primates: A Comparative Study of Trigeminal, Facial, and Hypoglossal Nuclei
Neural connectivity and cortical substrates of cognition in hominoids
A comparative volumetric analysis of the amygdaloid complex and basolateral division in the human and ape brain
The amygdaloid complex functions to facilitate effective appraisal of the social environment and is an essential component of the neural systems subserving social behavior. Despite its critical role in mediating social interaction, the amygdaloid complex has not attracted the same attention as the isocortex in most evolutionary analyses. We performed a comparative analysis of the amygdaloid complex in the hominoids to address the lack of comparat…
A volumetric comparison of the insular cortex and its subregions in primates
Serotonergic innervation of the human amygdala and evolutionary implications
OBJECTIVES: The serotonergic system is involved in the regulation of socio-emotional behavior and heavily innervates the amygdala, a key structure of social brain circuitry. We quantified serotonergic axon density of the four major nuclei of the amygdala in humans, and examined our results in light of previously published data sets in chimpanzees and bonobos. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Formalin-fixed postmortem tissue sections of the amygdala from si…
Evolution of Human Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of Hypotheses and Comparative Evidence
Primates rely on memory to navigate both physical and social environments and in humans, loss of memory function leads to devastating consequences. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which begins by impacting memory functioning and is ultimately fatal. AD is common across human populations and its prevalence is predicted to rise with increases in the aging population. Despite this, the full AD phenotype has not been observed …
Biology (12 works) · Neuroscience (11 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (10 works) · Brain size (9 works) · Human brain (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Memory and Neural Mechanisms (8 works) · Anatomy (6 works) · Anatomy (6 works) · Cortex (anatomy) (6 works)