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Distinct gradients of cortical architecture capture visual representations and behavior across the lifespan.
eLife · · Journal Article · Open access
Chen, Liu + more
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Two architectural gradients across the human visual cortex—one where cytoarchitecture and myeloarchitecture converge and one where they diverge—predict new visual representations.
- Why it matters: It is unclear whether noninvasive MRI measures of cortical thickness and myelin can capture how cortical organization and development relate to function.
- What they did: Using the human visual cortex, the study identified two cytoarchitecture–myeloarchitecture gradients and tested how they map onto structural and functional topography and visual representations.
- The result: The gradients align with visual cortex topography, predict new visual representations, and differ in visual behavior relevance and lifespan trajectories, offering a measurable fingerprint of functional organization and ontogenetic routines.
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