Comparison of the septal areas in New Guinean and European brains
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8314360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Friedrich Koch‐Nolte (0000-0003-1730-6674, Government of Western Australia Department of Health), Friedrich Koch, Almut Schüz (Government of Western Australia Department of Health), Jekabs Kariks |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-267 |
| Publication date | 1985-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330670311 |
| PMID | 4061582 |
| OpenAlex | W2022152621 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
In 1966, septal nuclei of unusual size in brains of kuru‐diseased Fore people from the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea were reported (Beck and Gajdusek, 1966). Microscopic investigation which did not reveal any pathological changes in these nuclei led to the question of whether their large size could be a characteristic feature of the Fore (and perhaps also of other ethnic groups of New Guinea), rather than a consequence of the disease. We had at our disposal brains from patients of coastal areas of New Guinea who did not suffer from kuru. The septal areas of eight cases were investigated by serial sections and compared to those of nine European brains. No difference in size comparable to that reported in the earlier study could be detected. We conclude that a possible pecularity in the size of the septal nuclei of Fore people cannot be generalized to the entire population of New Guinea
Biology · Disease · Ethnology · Kuru · New guinea · Pathological · Pathology · Population · Sociology · Anatomy · Demography · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies · History · Medicine · Neurological diseases and metabolism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |