Using high isotropic resolution (250 μm), cerebral blood volume weighted (wCBV) fMRI, we examined whether layer-specific cortical signals could be detected upon visual stimulation in cat primary visual cortex. We also examined single blood vessel responses (dilation, blood flow) to identical stimuli by using 2- and 3-photon imaging in the same cortical area and species. With fMRI, we often found orientation preference maps tangential and orthogonal to the cortical surface. Moreover, the laminar profile of orientation selectivity with both imaging techniques (fMRI and optical) revealed a selectivity index that was significantly lower in cortical layer 4 compared to layer 2/3.
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