TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rajimehr, Reza
A1  - Tootell, Roger B. H.
T1  - Does Retinotopy Influence Cortical Folding in Primate Visual Cortex?
Y1  - 2009/09/09 
JF  - The Journal of Neuroscience 
JO  - The Journal of Neuroscience 
SP  - 11149 
EP  - 11152 
DO  - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1835-09.2009 
VL  - 29 
IS  - 36 
UR  - http://www.jneurosci.org/content/29/36/11149.abstract 
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. 
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