title: Cortical parcellations of the macaque monkey analyzed on surface-based atlases.
abstract: Surface-based atlases provide a valuable way to analyze and visualize the functional organization of cerebral cortex. Surface-based registration (SBR) is a primary method for aligning individual hemispheres to a surface-based atlas. We used landmark-constrained SBR to register many published parcellation schemes to the macaque F99 surface-based atlas. This enables objective comparison of both similarities and differences across parcellations. Cortical areas in the macaque vary in surface area by more than 2 orders of magnitude. Based on a composite parcellation derived from 3 major sources, the total number of macaque neocortical and transitional cortical areas is estimated to be about 130-140 in each hemisphere.
authors: Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. vanessen@wustl.edu
authors: David C
authors: DC
authors: Van Essen
authors: Matthew F
authors: MF
authors: Glasser
authors: Donna L
authors: DL
authors: Dierker
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Harwell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D063132:Connectome / Q000379:methods*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008959:Models, Neurological