Correction of Distortion in Flattened Representations of the Cortical Surface Allows Prediction of V1-V3 Functional Organization from Anatomy

Noah C. Benson; Omar H. Butt; David H. Brainard; Geoffrey K. Aguirre

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003538

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Correction of Distortion in Flattened Representations of the Cortical Surface Allows Prediction of V1-V3 Functional Organization from Anatomy

Noah C. Benson,

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Omar H. Butt,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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David H. Brainard,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Geoffrey K. Aguirre

* E-mail: aguirreg@mail.med.upenn.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Correction of Distortion in Flattened Representations of the Cortical Surface Allows Prediction of V1-V3 Functional Organization from Anatomy

Noah C. Benson,
Omar H. Butt,
David H. Brainard,
Geoffrey K. Aguirre

Published: March 27, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003538

About the Authors

Noah C. Benson

Affiliations Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Omar H. Butt

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

David H. Brainard

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Geoffrey K. Aguirre

* E-mail: aguirreg@mail.med.upenn.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NCB OHB DHB GKA. Performed the experiments: NCB OHB. Analyzed the data: NCB. Wrote the paper: NCB GKA.

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