caa a22 4500 445352302 CHVBK 20180317142847.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00221-011-2715-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00221-011-2715-y Diffusion tensor imaging shows white matter tracts between human auditory and visual cortex [Elektronische Daten] [Anton Beer, Tina Plank, Mark Greenlee] Although it is known that sounds can affect visual perception, the neural correlates for crossmodal interactions are still disputed. Previous tracer studies in non-human primates revealed direct anatomical connections between auditory and visual brain areas. We examined the structural connectivity of the auditory cortex in normal humans by diffusion-weighted tensor magnetic resonance imaging and probabilistic tractography. Tracts were seeded in Heschl's region or the planum temporale. Fibres crossed hemispheres at the posterior corpus callosum. Ipsilateral fibres seeded in Heschl's region projected to the superior temporal sulcus, the supramarginal gyrus and intraparietal sulcus and the occipital cortex including the calcarine sulcus. Fibres seeded in the planum temporale terminated primarily in the superior temporal sulcus, the supramarginal gyrus, the central sulcus and adjacent regions. Our findings suggest the existence of direct white matter connections between auditory and visual cortex—in addition to subcortical, temporal and parietal connections. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Multisensory nationallicence Structural connectivity nationallicence Diffusion tensor imaging nationallicence Auditory cortex nationallicence Visual cortex nationallicence Beer Anton Institut für Psychologie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany aut Plank Tina Institut für Psychologie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany aut Greenlee Mark Institut für Psychologie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany aut Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 213/2-3(2011-09-01), 299-308 0014-4819 213:2-3<299 2011 213 221 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2715-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2715-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Beer Anton Institut für Psychologie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Plank Tina Institut für Psychologie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Greenlee Mark Institut für Psychologie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 213/2-3(2011-09-01), 299-308 0014-4819 213:2-3<299 2011 213 221 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer