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Abstract #0219

Mapping curvature responses in human V4 using VASO at 3T

Elisa Zamboni1,2, Isaac Watson2,3, Sharyfah Alasiri2,4, Elizabeth Fear2,5, Elia Formisano6,7, Rainer Goebel7,8, Rüdiger Stirnberg9, Laurentius Huber6,7, Aneurin Kennerley2,10, and Antony Morland1,2,11
1Psychology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, 2York Neuroimaging Centre, University of York, York, United Kingdom, 3School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, 4University of York, York, United Kingdom, 5Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy, 6Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, 7Maastricht Brain Imaging Centre, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, 8Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht Univeristy, Maastricht, Netherlands, 9German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DNZE), Bonn, Germany, 10Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, 11York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, United Kingdom

Synopsis

Keywords: Gray Matter, fMRI (task based), VASOThe intermediate processing steps in human vision are not well characterised. We show however that the high specificity of VASO fMRI permits investigation functional organisation of curvature responses in human visual area V4, which is an intermediate region in the visual system. Understanding how the functional architecture and hierarchical integration of local contours (curvature) contributes to formation of shapes can inform computational models of object recognition. The emergence of inter-individual differences in these organisations can explain individual differences in healthy and impaired visual perception.

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