Table 2.
Cyto- and myeloarchitectonic characteristics of cortex in putative human V5/MT (see Fig. 3)
Layer | Cytoarchitecture | Myeloarchitecture |
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I | Sublayer of horizontally oriented fine fiber mesh | |
II | Medium cell packing density | Sparse fine fiber mesh with no prominent orientation |
III | IIIa: Medium cell packing density IIIb: Low cell packing density; small radially arranged pyramidal cells; IIIc: Large prominent pyramidal cells | Sparse fine fiber mesh with prominent vertical and horizontal clustering |
IV | Granular layer with increased cell packing density compared with II | Medium radially arranged fiber bundles; dense mesh of horizontally oriented fine fibers (external band of Baillarger) |
V | Medium sized pyramidal cells with similar cell packing density to III. The boundary between layers V and VI not defined | Medium radially arranged fiber bundles; sublayer with horizontally oriented fine fibers (internal band of Baillarger) |
VI | Medium sized pyramidal cells with similar cell packing density to III. The boundary between layers V and VI not defined | Medium radially arranged fiber bundles |