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Stepwise Connectivity of the Modal Cortex Reveals the Multimodal Organization of the Human Brain

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Sepulcre, J., Sabuncu, M. R., Yeo, T. B., Liu, H., Johnson, K. A.·2012·Journal of Neuroscience

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How human beings integrate information from external sources and internal cognition to produce a coherent experience is still not well understood. During the past decades, anatomical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging research in multimodal integration have stood out in the effort to understand the perceptual binding properties of the brain. Areas in the human lateral occipitotemporal, prefrontal, and posterior parietal cortices have been associated with sensory multimodal processing. Even though this, rather patchy, organization of brain regions gives us a glimpse of the perceptual convergence, the articulation of the flow of information from modality-related to the more parallel cognitive processing systems remains elusive. Using a method called stepwise functional connectivity analysis, the present study analyzes the functional connectome and transitions from primary sensory cortices to higher-order brain systems. We identify the large-scale multimodal integration network and essential connectivity axes for perceptual integration in the human brain.

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Authors
Sepulcre, J., Sabuncu, M. R., Yeo, T. B., Liu, H., & Johnson, K. A.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Venue
Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2012-08-01
Volume
32
Issue
31
Pages
10649-10661
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2054260111
Cited by
323
References
72
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • Alzheimer's Association (NIRG-11-205690)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG036694, R01AG037497, P01AG036694)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (K25NS069805)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (K25EB013649)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
multimodal integration, functional connectivity, functional connectome, perceptual binding, sensory modalities, primary sensory cortex, lateral occipitotemporal cortex, prefrontal cortex, posterior parietal cortex
MeSH terms
Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mental Processes, Models, Neurological, Neural Pathways, Oxygen, Sensation, Linear Models, Young Adult

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