Cytoarchitectonics of the Rolandic operculum: morphofunctional ponderings

Constantin von Economo (1876-1931) had a long-standing interest in the cellular structure of the human cerebral cortex. In the present article I highlight a historical paper that von Economo published in 1930 on the cytoarchitectonics of the Rolandic operculum, an English translation of which I provide as supplementary material. I further discuss some morphofunctional aspects of the human opercular cortex from a modern perspective, as well as the clinical relevance to language dysfunctions, the operculum syndrome, and epilepsy.

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The article discusses Constantin von Economo's interest in the cellular structure of the human cerebral cortex and highlights his 1930 paper on the cytoarchitectonics of the Rolandic operculum. It further explores morphofunctional aspects of the human opercular cortex from a modern perspective and its clinical relevance to language dysfunctions, the operculum syndrome, and epilepsy.