On the homogeneity and heterogeneity of cortical thickness profiles in Homo sapiens sapiens.

ABSTRACT: Cortical thickness has been investigated since the beginning of the 20th century, but we do not know how similar the cortical thickness profiles among humans are. In this study, the local similarity of cortical thickness profiles was investigated using sliding window methods. Here, we show that approximately 5% of the cortical thickness profiles are similarly expressed among humans while 45% of the cortical thickness profiles show a high level of heterogeneity. Therefore, heterogeneity is the rule, not the exception. Cortical thickness profiles of somatosensory homunculi and the anterior insula are consistent among humans, while the cortical thickness profiles of the motor homunculus are more variable. Cortical thickness profiles of homunculi that code for muscle position and skin stimulat

SUBMITTER: Koten JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738339 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature