Connectivity optimization and the positioning of cortical areas

  1. Vitaly A. Klyachko and
  2. Charles F. Stevens*
  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037

  1. Contributed by Charles F. Stevens, May 7, 2003

Abstract

By examining many alternative arrangements of cortical areas, we have found that the arrangement actually present in the brain minimizes the volume of the axons required for interconnecting the areas. Our observations support the notion that the organization of cortical areas has evolved to optimize interareal connections.

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  • ↵ * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: stevens{at}salk.edu.

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  1. Published online before print June 9, 2003, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0932745100 PNAS June 24, 2003 vol. 100 no. 13 7937-7941
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