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This concise review summarizes almost all aspects of the current state of knowledge of the human Massa intermedia (Adhesio interthalamica) research. Different issues and controversies about the human Massa intermedia (MI) development, anatomy, neurons, connectivity, potential functions, pathology, imaging, and their unclear interrelationships are included. The relevant data about all of these aspects are presented in this review, and the main issue about the MI presence or absence is emphasized and discussed. Some additional arguments in favor of the functional organization of neurons within the human MI are also given. It becomes apparent that the presence or absence of human MI cannot be explained by a single, uniform or simple mechanism, and that there are several more or less distinct morphological forms, isolated or combined with other brain variations and abnormalities. Therefore, detailed morphological classification of the human MI (including its absence/presence) into subtypes is strongly required. Finally, this review also indicates some directions for further studies of the human MI. © NEUROANATOMY. 2023; 11: 2–6. QROI.org/SFMDL |
