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V1 (Brodmann area 17, approximate)

Brodmann (approximate, BA_exvivo) · source label V1 · BA17, 17

Atlas label only. No curated clinical content yet.

On the template

Brodmann (approximate, BA_exvivo). Values describe the fsaverage template, not an individual or a population norm.

Template values for V1 (Brodmann area 17, approximate)
SideLabel (as in source)Area, cm²Centroid MNI152, mm
leftV117.1-9, -83, 4
rightV120.812, -80, 4

Area: pial surface of the fsaverage average, which is smoother than individual cortex. Volume: voxel count of the fsaverage aseg segmentation at 1 mm isotropic.

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