The cerebral cortex shows complex organization across diverse biological scales, from regional chemical and cellular specializations to macroscale functional networks. Zhang et al. report that macroscopic neuroimaging maps of cortical activity align with microscopic cellular features: sensory and association regions define opposing extremes for both. The consistent identification of a sensory–association axis across multiple scales and analytic approaches underscores it as a fundamental organizational principle that raises new challenges for the field.

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 会聚的皮质轴


大脑皮层在不同的生物尺度上表现出复杂的组织，从区域化学和细胞特化到宏观功能网络。Zhang 等人报告说，皮层活动的宏观神经影像学图与微观细胞特征一致：感觉和关联区域定义了两者的对立极端。跨多个尺度和分析方法对感觉-关联轴的一致识别强调它是给该领域带来新挑战的基本组织原则。