Does Retinotopy Influence Cortical Folding in Primate Visual Cortex? Export

@article{citeulike:5768472, abstract = {In humans and other Old World primates, much of visual cortex comprises a set of retinotopic maps, embedded in a cortical sheet with well known, identifiable folding patterns. However, the relationship between these two prominent cortical variables has not been comprehensively studied. Here, we quantitatively tested this relationship using functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging in monkeys and humans. We found that the vertical meridian of the visual field tends to be represented on gyri (convex folds), whereas the horizontal meridian is preferentially represented in sulci (concave folds), throughout visual cortex in both primate species. This relationship suggests that the retinotopic maps may constrain the pattern of cortical folding during development. 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1835-09.2009}, author = {Rajimehr, Reza and Tootell, Roger B. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {5768472}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1835-09.2009}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jneurosci.org/content/29/36/11149.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.jneurosci.org/content/29/36/11149.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/29/36/11149}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19741121}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19741121}, day = {9}, doi = {10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1835-09.2009}, journal = {J. Neurosci.}, keywords = {folding, gyri, visual\_cortex}, month = {September}, number = {36}, pages = {11149--11152}, posted-at = {2009-11-04 07:39:25}, priority = {2}, title = {Does Retinotopy Influence Cortical Folding in Primate Visual Cortex?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1835-09.2009}, volume = {29}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5768472 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5768472 N2 - In humans and other Old World primates, much of visual cortex comprises a set of retinotopic maps, embedded in a cortical sheet with well known, identifiable folding patterns. However, the relationship between these two prominent cortical variables has not been comprehensively studied. Here, we quantitatively tested this relationship using functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging in monkeys and humans. We found that the vertical meridian of the visual field tends to be represented on gyri (convex folds), whereas the horizontal meridian is preferentially represented in sulci (concave folds), throughout visual cortex in both primate species. This relationship suggests that the retinotopic maps may constrain the pattern of cortical folding during development. 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1835-09.2009 IS - 36 JF - J. Neurosci. EP - 11152 TI - Does Retinotopy Influence Cortical Folding in Primate Visual Cortex? VL - 29 SP - 11149 KW - folding KW - gyri KW - visual_cortex AU - Rajimehr, Reza AU - Tootell, Roger PY - 2009/09/09/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1835-09.2009 ER -