Modelling the Human Cortex in Three Dimensions

Esther Kuehn; Martin I Sereno

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2018.08.010

Modelling the Human Cortex in Three Dimensions

Trends Cogn Sci. 2018 Dec;22(12):1073-1075. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.08.010. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Authors

Esther Kuehn¹, Martin I Sereno²

Affiliations

¹ Aging and Cognition Research Group, DZNE, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences Magdeburg, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany; Department of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, 04103, Germany. Electronic address: esther.kuehn@dzne.de.
² Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.

PMID: 30236490
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.08.010

Abstract

In cognitive neuroscience, brain-behaviour relationships are usually mapped onto a 2D cortical sheet. Cortical layers are a critical but often ignored third dimension of human cortical function. Improved resolution has put us on the threshold of beginning to image human cognition in three dimensions.

Keywords: 7 Tesla; MRI; laminar modelling; multisensory integration; ultra-high field imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Mapping*
Cerebral Cortex / anatomy & histology*
Cerebral Cortex / physiology*
Humans
Models, Theoretical*