Table 2.
Landmarks used to assess brain shape
| Landmark Name | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frontal pole |
| 2 | Occipital pole |
| 3 | Temporal pole |
| 4 | Central sulcus/Lateral sulcus intersection |
| 5 | Central sulcus – superior termination |
| 6 | Opercular sulcus (i.e., ascending ramus of the lateral sulcus) |
| 8 | Superior temporal sulcus – posterior inflexion |
| 9 | Parietooccipital sulcus – superior termination |
| 10 | Cerebellum – lateral pole |
| 11 | Cerebellum – midsagittal inferior |
| 12 | Cerebellum – midsagittal posterior |
| 13 | Cerebellum – midsagittal superior |
| 14 | Fourth ventricle |
| 15 | Amygdala |
| 16 | Caudate nucleus |
| 17 | Thalamus |
| 18 | Corpus callosum – genu |
| 19 | Corpus callosum – midbody |
| 20 | Corpus callosum – splenium |
| 21 | Pons – inferior |
| 22 | Pons – superior |
| 23 | Superior colliculus |
Twenty-three cortical and subcortical landmarks were used to characterize brain shape. The numbers in the left column correspond with the numbered landmarks in the figures.