Three-Dimensional Digital Template Atlas of the Macaque Brain

• Published in: Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. 1991) Vol. 27; no. 9; pp. 4463 - 4477
• Main Authors: Reveley, Colin, Gruslys, Audrunas, Ye, Frank Q, Glen, Daniel, Samaha, Jason, E Russ, Brian, Saad, Ziad, K Seth, Anil, Leopold, David A, Saleem, Kadharbatcha S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01-09-2017
• Subjects: Animals; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain Mapping - methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Macaca; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Nerve Net - diagnostic imaging; Original; 3D digital atlas; anatomical templates; macaque monkey; architectonic areas; AFNI and SUMA
• ISSN: 1047-3211; 1460-2199
• DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw248

We present a new 3D template atlas of the anatomical subdivisions of the macaque brain, which is based on and aligned to the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data set and histological sections of the Saleem and Logothetis atlas. We describe the creation and validation of the atlas that, when registered with macaque structural or functional MRI scans, provides a straightforward means to estimate the boundaries between architectonic areas, either in a 3D volume with different planes of sections, or on an inflated brain surface (cortical flat map). As such, this new template atlas is intended for use as a reference standard for macaque brain research. Atlases and templates are available as both volumes and surfaces in standard NIFTI and GIFTI formats.