Natalia Petridou1, 2, Brian Wandell3, Ben M. Harvey4, Wietske Zuiderbaan4, Peter Luijten1, Serge O. Dumoulin4
1Radiology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Rudolf Magnus Institute, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 3Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States; 4Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Histological evidence in humans and non-human primates suggests a functional sub-division of extra-striate visual areas V2/V3, with a patchy or stripe-like pattern of neurons belonging to different information pathways of the visual system. Here, using 3D EPI BOLD at 7T and a dedicated surface coil, we show in vivo evidence of these sub-divisions in humans.