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In praise of tedious anatomy

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Devlin, Joseph T., Poldrack, Russell A.·2007·NeuroImage

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Functional neuroimaging is fundamentally a tool for mapping function to structure, and its success consequently requires neuroanatomical precision and accuracy. Here we review the various means by which functional activation can be localised to neuroanatomy and suggest that the gold standard should be localisation to the individual's or group's own anatomy through the use of neuroanatomical knowledge and atlases of neuroanatomy. While automated means of localisation may be useful, they cannot provide the necessary accuracy, given variability between individuals. We also suggest that the field of functional neuroimaging needs to converge on a common set of methods for reporting functional localisation including a common "standard" space and criteria for what constitutes sufficient evidence to report activation in terms of Brodmann's areas.

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  • Similar activation in the RTPJ has been observed during detection of centrally presented low-frequency targets, suggesting that the function of this region is in exogenously-cued redeployment of attention.

    “Similar activation has been observed during detection of centrally presented low-frequency targets [9], suggesting that the function of this region is in exogenously-cued redeployment of attention.”

    From Distinct Regions of Right Temporo-Parietal Junction Are Selective for Theory of Mind and Exogenous Attention (2009) · cites this paper as [9]

    The Functional anatomy passage discusses how task-related activations should be localized, but does not report RTPJ activation during detection of centrally presented low-frequency targets. Searches for those targets and for exogenously cued attention found no passage addressing the cited observation. The final clause is framed as the citing authors’ inference rather than the observation attributed to this source. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • RTPJ recruitment has been observed for exogenous attention tasks that do not involve any false cueing manipulation.

    “RTPJ recruitment has been observed for exogenous attention tasks that don't involve any “false cueing” manipulation [9].”

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    The supplied passages discuss anatomical localization and reporting of brain activations, not RTPJ recruitment during exogenous attention tasks. Searches for RTPJ, exogenous attention, and false cueing found no passage in our copy addressing the claim. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  1. Brodmann K. Localisation in the cerebral cortex. Verlag von Johann Ambrosias Barth; Leipzig: 1909. [Google Scholar]

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Authors
Devlin, J. T., & Poldrack, R. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Devlin, Joseph T.
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-10
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
1033-1041
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2058879538
Cited by
195
References
68
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (DMI-0433693)
  • National Institutes of Health (P20 RR020750)
  • Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
Keywords
functional neuroimaging, individual anatomical variability, Brodmann areas
MeSH terms
Anatomy, Atlases as Topic, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nervous System, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena, Neural Pathways

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