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Diffusion tensor imaging shows white matter tracts between human auditory and visual cortex

Beer, Anton L., Plank, Tina, Greenlee, Mark W.·2011·Experimental Brain Research

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Although it is known that sounds can affect visual perception, the neural correlates for crossmodal interactions are still disputed. Previous tracer studies in non-human primates revealed direct anatomical connections between auditory and visual brain areas. We examined the structural connectivity of the auditory cortex in normal humans by diffusion-weighted tensor magnetic resonance imaging and probabilistic tractography. Tracts were seeded in Heschl's region or the planum temporale. Fibres crossed hemispheres at the posterior corpus callosum. Ipsilateral fibres seeded in Heschl's region projected to the superior temporal sulcus, the supramarginal gyrus and intraparietal sulcus and the occipital cortex including the calcarine sulcus. Fibres seeded in the planum temporale terminated primarily in the superior temporal sulcus, the supramarginal gyrus, the central sulcus and adjacent regions. Our findings suggest the existence of direct white matter connections between auditory and visual cortex--in addition to subcortical, temporal and parietal connections.

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  • There is evidence for multisensory integration on the subcortical level and for direct anatomical connections between early auditory and early visual areas, mostly reaching peripheral regions.

    “Apart from the route via multisensory areas, there is evidence for multisensory integration on the subcortical level [27] and for direct anatomical connections between early auditory and early visual areas [12, 28, 29], mostly reaching peripheral regions [12–14], consistent with both our eccentricity and searchlight results.”

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Authors
Beer, A. L., Plank, T., & Greenlee, M. W.
Affiliations
University of Regensburg (DE)
Corresponding author
Beer, Anton L.
Venue
Experimental Brain Research
Published
2011-05-15
Volume
213
Issue
2-3
Pages
299-308
ISSN
  • 0014-4819 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-1106
OpenAlex
W2027101868
Cited by
124
References
65
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Experimental Brain Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
Keywords
cross-modal interaction, auditory cortex, visual cortex, white matter tracts, structural connectivity, corpus callosum, planum temporale, superior temporal sulcus, supramarginal gyrus, intraparietal sulcus, calcarine sulcus
MeSH terms
Adult, Auditory Cortex, Brain Mapping, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Functional Laterality, Male, Middle Aged, Nerve Fibers, Myelinated, Neural Pathways, Visual Cortex, Young Adult, Diffusion Tensor Imaging

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