Topic: brain morphology

Over the past few decades, neuroimaging has become a ubiquitous tool in basic research and clinical studies of the human brain. However, no reference standards currently exist to quantify individual differences in neuroimaging metrics over time, in contrast to growth charts for anthropometric traits such as height and weight. Here, we built an interactive resource to benchmark brain morphology, www.brainchart.io, derived from any current or future sample of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. With the goal of basing these reference charts on the largest and most inclusive dataset available,

Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) are small South American monkeys which are being increasingly becoming adopted as animal models in neuroscience. Knowledge about the marmoset visual system has developed rapidly over the last decade. But what are the comparative advantages, and disadvantages involved in adopting this emerging model, as opposed to the more traditionally used macaque monkey? In this talk I will present case studies where the simpler brain morphology and short developmental cycle of the marmoset have been key factors in facilitating discoveries about the anatomy and physiology of th

Comparative neuroanatomy has been a challenging research field, even with the methodological innovations in recent years. In this context, cortical surface reconstructions emerged as a new venue to provide further insights on brain morphology, but they are mostly limited to humans and a few other primates, hindering a systematic understanding of diversity in brain anatomy across species.Here, we implemented an innovative pipeline, Stitcher (Mynssen et al., in preparation), to reconstruct the cortical surface of five lesser-known mammals belonging to four orders: Artiodactyla, Carnivora, Cetace