Connectivity profile and function of uniquely human cortical areas

Bryant, Katherine L.; Camilleri, Julia; Warrington, Shaun; Blazquez Freches, Guilherme; Sotiropoulos, Stamatios N.; Jbabdi, Saad; Eickhoff, Simon; Mars, Rogier B.

Abstract

Quantitative comparison of the white matter organization of the human neocortex with that of the chimpanzee and macaque shows a wide distribution of areas with a uniquely human connectivity profile, including the frontal-parietal fiber systems and the temporal visual pathway. Functional decoding of these areas shows their involvement in language, abstract reasoning, and social information processing. Overall, these results counter models that assign primacy to prefrontal cortex for human uniqueness.

Citation

Bryant, K. L., Camilleri, J., Warrington, S., Blazquez Freches, G., Sotiropoulos, S. N., Jbabdi, S., Eickhoff, S., & Mars, R. B. (2024). Connectivity profile and function of uniquely human cortical areas

• Working Paper Type: Preprint
• Publication Date: Jun 20, 2024
• Deposit Date: Dec 16, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 9, 2025
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.20.599486
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/36306383
• Publisher URL: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.20.599486v1
• Additional Information: This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review.