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Species and individual differences and connectional asymmetry of Broca's area in humans and macaques
Xiaoluan Xia1,2; Fei Gao1,3; Zhen Yuan1,2
2021-12-01
Source PublicationNeuroImage
ISSN1053-8119
Volume244Pages:118583
Abstract

To reveal the connectional specialization of the Broca's area (or its homologue), voxel-wise inter-species and individual differences, and inter-hemispheric asymmetry were respectively inspected in humans and macaques at both whole-brain connectivity and single tract levels. It was discovered that the developed connectivity blueprint approach is able to localize connectionally comparable voxels between the two species in Broca's area, whereas the quantitative differences between blueprints of locationally or connectionally corresponding voxels enable us to generate inter-hemispheric, inter-subject, and inter-species connectional variabilities, respectively. More importantly, the inter-species and inter-subject variabilities exhibited positive correlation in both two primates, and relatively higher variabilities were detected in the anatomically defined pars triangularis. By contrast, negative relationship was identified between the inter-species variability and hemispheric asymmetry in human brain. In particular, relatively higher asymmetry was revealed in the anatomically defined pars opercularis. Therefore, our novel findings demonstrated that pars triangularis, as compared to pars opercularis, might be a more active area during primate evolution, in which the brain connectivity and possible functions of pars triangularis show relatively higher degree in species specialization, yet lower in hemispheric specialization. Meanwhile, brain connectivity and possible functions of pars opercularis manifested an opposite pattern. At the tract level, functional roles related to the ventral stream in speech comprehension were relatively conservative and bilaterally organized, while those related to the dorsal stream in speech production show relatively higher species and hemispheric specializations.

KeywordComparative Anatomy Homology Language Primates Tractography
DOI10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118583
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Indexed BySCIE ; SSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaNeurosciences & Neurology ; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
WOS SubjectNeurosciences & Neurology ; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
WOS IDWOS:000705255300002
PublisherACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85115761409
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CollectionFaculty of Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Health Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINAL ADMINISTRATION
Corresponding AuthorZhen Yuan
Affiliation1.Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, China
2.Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, China
3.Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau, Taipa, China
First Author AffilicationFaculty of Health Sciences;  University of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationFaculty of Health Sciences;  University of Macau
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Xiaoluan Xia,Fei Gao,Zhen Yuan. Species and individual differences and connectional asymmetry of Broca's area in humans and macaques[J]. NeuroImage, 2021, 244, 118583.
APA Xiaoluan Xia., Fei Gao., & Zhen Yuan (2021). Species and individual differences and connectional asymmetry of Broca's area in humans and macaques. NeuroImage, 244, 118583.
MLA Xiaoluan Xia,et al."Species and individual differences and connectional asymmetry of Broca's area in humans and macaques".NeuroImage 244(2021):118583.
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