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Abstract #0926

The Cortical Architecture Presentation of Visual System Functional Selectivity

Daniel Barazany1, Shani Ben Amitay1, Ido Tavor1, Galit Yovel2, 3, Yaniv Assaf1

1Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; 2School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; 3 Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

A basic hypothesis in neuroscience is that function and structure are inter-connected. In this study we set to explore the cortical architecture basis of the functional segregation of the visual system. Here we show how fMRI and cortical architecture measures can be combined. Using this approach we were able to investigate and reveal, for the first time, the anatomical basis of stimulation selectivity in the visual system.

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