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ArticleNeuroImage2020

In vivo functional localization of the temporal monocular crescent representation in human primary visual cortex.

Shahin Nasr, Cristen LaPierre, Christopher E Vaughn, Thomas Witzel, Jason P Stockmann, Jonathan R Polimeni

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Article in NeuroImage, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shahin NasrAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: shahin@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu.
Cristen LaPierreAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, United States.
Christopher E VaughnAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, United States.
Thomas WitzelAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Jason P StockmannAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Jonathan R PolimeniAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Project 4P41EB015896 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ROSEN, BRUCE R · 2012 to 2018
$9.8M
fMRI Technologies for Imaging at the Limit of Biological Spatiotemporal Resolution: Administrative SupplementR01EB019437 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI POLIMENI, JONATHAN RIZZO, SETSOMPOP, KAWIN · 2015 to 2024
$5.5M
Resting state connectivity: Biophysical basis for and improved fMRI measurementsR01MH111438 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI KLEINFELD, DAVID, ROSEN, BRUCE R · 2016 to 2020
$5.2M
Improving Human fMRI through Modeling and Imaging Microvascular Dynamics: Administrative SupplementR01MH111419 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI POLIMENI, JONATHAN RIZZO · 2016 to 2020
$4.9M
Columnar Organization of Surface vs. Border Information in Human Areas V2 and V3R01EY026881 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI TOOTELL, ROGER B · 2016 to 2018
$1.4M
Improved imaging of deep brain nuclei with 7 Tesla MRI using comprehensive magnetic field monitoringR00EB021349 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI STOCKMANN, JASON P · 2018 to 2020
$747k
7T Translational MRI SystemS10RR019371 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SORENSEN, ALMA GREGORY · 2007 to 2007
$500k
Improved imaging of deep brain nuclei with 7 Tesla MRI using comprehensive magnetic field monitoring and compensationK99EB021349 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI STOCKMANN, JASON P · 2016 to 2017
$190k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR019371NEI NIH HHS R01 EY026881NIBIB NIH HHS K99 EB021349NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015896NIBIB NIH HHS R00 EB021349NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB019437NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH111419NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH111438
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The temporal monocular crescent (TMC) is the most peripheral portion of the visual field whose perception relies solely on input from the ipsilateral eye. According to a handful of post-mortem histological studies in humans and non-human primates, the TMC is represented visuotopically within the most anterior portion of the primary visual cortical area (V1). However, functional evidence of the TMC visuotopic representation in human visual cortex is rare, mostly due to the small size of the TMC representation (~6% of V1) and due to the technical challenges of stimulating the most peripheral portion of the visual field inside the MRI scanner. In this study, by taking advantage of custom-built MRI-compatible visual stimulation goggles with curved displays, we successfully stimulated the TMC region of the visual field in eight human subjects, half of them right-eye dominant, inside a 3 ​T MRI scanner. This enabled us to localize the representation of TMC, along with the blind spot representation (another visuotopic landmark in V1), in all volunteers, which match the expected spatial pattern based on prior anatomical studies. In all hemispheres, the TMC visuotopic representation was localized along the peripheral border of V1, within the most anterior portion of the calcarine sulcus, without any apparent extension into the second visual area (V2). We further demonstrate the reliability of this localization within/across experimental sessions, and consistency in the spatial location of TMC across individuals after accounting for inter-subject structural differences.

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AdultBrain MappingEye Protective DevicesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOptic DiskPhotic StimulationVisual CortexVisual FieldsYoung AdultBlind spotFunctional MRIMRI-Compatible gogglesTMCV1Visuotopy

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PMID31904490
PMCPMC7056564
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