Lohmann, G. and von Cramon, D.Y. and Colchester, A.C.F. (2007) Deep sulcal landmarks provide an organising framework for human cortical folding. Cerebral Cortex, 18 (6). pp. 1415-1420. ISSN 1460-2199.
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Abstract
The folding pattern of the cerebral cortex and its relation to functional areas is notoriously variable and there is a need to identify more consistent 3-dimensional (3D) topographical cortical features. We analyzed magnetic resonance brain images of 96 normal adult human volunteers using automated 3D image analysis methods. We examined the deeper parts of the sulci because they generally show less interindividual variability than more superficial parts, especially in monozygotic twins, and deepest parts of primary sulci are the first to develop embryologically and change least as the cortex expands. Along the length of each sulcus we found that there is generally one well-defined zone where depth is maximal, which we term the sulcal pit. Long sulci may have 2 or 3 pits. The spatial arrangement of pits is strikingly regular, forming alternating chains of deeper and shallower pits. We hypothesize that the pits are encoded in the protomap described in Rakic (1988. Specification of cerebral cortical areas. Science. 241:170-176) and are under closer genetic control than the rest of the cortex and are likely to have a more consistent relationship to functional areas.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional information: | Accepted Sep 2007. (In press, electronic publication during 2007). Advance Access publication October 5, 2007 |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | cortical sulci; human cortical folding; magnetic resonance imaging; sulcal pits |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences (KIMHS) |
| Depositing User: | M.P. Stone |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2008 10:37 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2008 18:56 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/12192 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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