Individual differences, missing sulci, and nomenclature: A comment on "On presentation of the human cerebral sulci from inside the cerebrum"

Ethan H Willbrand; Benjamin J Parker; Kevin S Weiner

doi:10.1111/joa.13932

Individual differences, missing sulci, and nomenclature: A comment on "On presentation of the human cerebral sulci from inside the cerebrum"

J Anat. 2023 Dec;243(6):1066-1068. doi: 10.1111/joa.13932. Epub 2023 Jul 17.

Authors

Ethan H Willbrand^{1

2

3}, Benjamin J Parker¹, Kevin S Weiner^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
² Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
³ Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

PMID: 37458159
PMCID: PMC10641028 (available on 2025-07-17)
DOI: 10.1111/joa.13932

Abstract

An average hemisphere of the human cerebral cortex contains over 100 individual folds (sulci). Many of these sulci have been overlooked by classic and modern atlases and neuroimaging tools. These sulci also show prominent individual differences: They can be broken into variable "complexes" and some sulci may not be present altogether.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Comment

MeSH terms

Cell Membrane
Cerebral Cortex
Cerebrum*
Humans
Individuality*
Neuroimaging

Grants and funding

T32 NS095939/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States