Figure 6

Correlations with columnar width. (Top panel): We found a correlation between the log scaling of the posterior estimate of columnar width and peak gamma frequency (Pearson r = 0.271, p = 0.06, 30 d.f., one-tailed test). This suggests that increases in peak gamma frequency across subjects can be attributed to a greater columnar width. (Bottom panel) Correlation between the log scaling of the posterior estimate of columnar width and V1 surface (Pearson r = 0.36, p = 0.02, 30 d.f., one-tailed test). This result suggests that a larger V1 is constituted by bigger macrocolumns. This finding, together with that reported in the top panel, confirms our earlier empirical finding that gamma peak and V1 size are correlated. Furthermore, our use of an underlying generative (mechanistic) model, offers insights into local cortical microstructure that would be hard (or impossible) to disclose otherwise. Confidence intervals are plotted as dotted lines.