The visual white matter: The application of diffusion MRI and fiber tractography to vision science.

ABSTRACT: Visual neuroscience has traditionally focused much of its attention on understanding the response properties of single neurons or neuronal ensembles. The visual white matter and the long-range neuronal connections it supports are fundamental in establishing such neuronal response properties and visual function. This review article provides an introduction to measurements and methods to study the human visual white matter using diffusion MRI. These methods allow us to measure the microstructural and macrostructural properties of the white matter in living human individuals; they allow us to trace long-range connections between neurons in different parts of the visual system and to measure the biophysical properties of these connections. We also review a range of findings from recent studies

SUBMITTER: Rokem A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5317208 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature