Abstract #1271
fMRI Measures of the Dorsal Visual Cortex Correlates with Behavioral Performance and Cortical Thickness
Tanya Poppe 1 , Myra Leung 1 , Anna Tottman 2 , Jane Alsweiler 3 , Frank Bloomfield 2 , Jane Harding 2 , and Ben Thompson 1,4
1
Department of Optometry and Vision Science,
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand,
2
Liggins
Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New
Zealand,
3
Department of Paediatrics: Child and
Youth Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New
Zealand,
4
Department
of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
This study revealed that a higher order visual pathway,
thought to be sensitive to abnormal neurodevelopment,
could be assessed using fMRI in seven-year-old children.
Furthermore, the fMRI results were correlated with
cortical thickness and performance of a visual task
outside of the scanner environment. These findings are
consistent with electrophysiology (in non-human
primates), electroencephalography (EEG), and
magnetoencephalography (MEG) studies in adults. fMRI of
visual brain areas may provide a sensitive biomarker for
abnormal neurodevelopment in children.
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