fMRI of Monkey Visual Cortex

Authors

Lisa Stefanacci, University of California, La Jolla
Paul Reber, University of California, La Jolla
Jennifer Costanza, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Eric Wong, University of California, La Jolla
Richard Buxton, University of California, San Diego
Stuart Zola, University of California, La Jolla
Larry R. Squire, University of California, La Jolla
Thomas D. Albright, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1998

Abstract

While functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is now used widely for demonstrating neural activity-related signals associated with perceptual, motor, and cognitive processes in humans, to date this technique has not been developed for use with nonhuman primates. fMRI in monkeys offers a potentially valuable experimental approach for investigating brain function, which will complement and aid existing techniques such as electrophysiology and the behavioral analysis of the effects of brain lesions. There are, however, a number of significant technical challenges involved in using fMRI with monkeys. Here, we describe the procedures by which we have overcome these challenges to carry out successful fMRI experiments in an alert monkey, and we present the first evidence of activity-related fMRI signals from monkey cerebral cortex.

Comments

open access article

Recommended Citation

Stefanacci, L., Reber, P., Costanza, J., Wong, E., Buxton, R., Zola, S., ... & Albright, T. (1998). fMRI of monkey visual cortex. Neuron, 20(6), 1051-1057. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80485-7