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Name Cortical-surface-based brain imaging

Description A central goal of this project is to develop and validate a novel surface-based coordinate system for the cerebral cortex.

URL http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/Projects/hbp/index.html

Category Images Show Other Maps Show Other Mathematical software Show Other

Scale Brain Show Other

Type Experiment Show Other Theory Show Other

Species human Show Other

Person; Role Anders M. Dale, PI Show Other Bruce R. Fischl; PI Show Other

Project Description Specifically, our aims are to (1) further automate and optimize existing cortical surface reconstruction software; (2) develop an automated method for specifying a (2-D) coordinate system for the cortical surface, by non-rigidly aligning each individual subject's surface based on the average folding pattern in a database of individual subjects; (3) validate this coordinate system, using both anatomical and functional data; and (4) implement a cross-platform release procedure which will allow us to disseminate the surface reconstruction/coordinate system software to the general brain mapping and neuroscience communities.

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