Interpreting fMRI data: Maps, modules and dimensions

Hans P. Op De Beeck, Johannes Haushofer, Nancy G. Kanwisher

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Abstract

Neuroimaging research over the past decade has revealed a detailed picture of the functional organization of the human brain. Here we focus on two fundamental questions that are raised by the detailed mapping of sensory and cognitive functions and illustrate these questions with findings from the object-vision pathway. First, are functionally specific regions that are located close together best understood as distinct cortical modules or as parts of a larger-scale cortical map? Second, what functional properties define each cortical map or module? We propose a model in which overlapping continuous maps of simple features give rise to discrete modules that are selective for complex stimuli.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)123-135
Number of pages13
JournalNature Reviews Neuroscience
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience

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