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Brain atlases and parcellations serve distinct anatomical mapping functions

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Is it true that brain atlases and parcellations serve distinct anatomical mapping functions?

Yes. Brain atlases and parcellations serve distinct yet complementary roles in neuroimaging, with atlases typically providing standard macroanatomical reference frameworks and parcellations defining discrete functional or structural regions for network analysis.

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The retrieved literature consistently distinguishes between broad brain atlases (which provide standardized anatomical frameworks, structural templates, and multi-modal reference spaces) and brain parcellations (which divide the brain into discrete operational parcels based on functional connectivity, cytoarchitecture, or boundary mapping). The papers support the claim that these tools fulfill different anatomical mapping and analytical functions.

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Human brain atlas: For high‐resolution functional and anatomical mapping
1994
Brain atlases serve as standard anatomical frameworks to map global structural and functional features.
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Roland, P. E., Graufelds, C. J., Wǎhlin, J., Ingelman, L., Andersson, M., Ledberg, A., Pedersen, J., Åkerman, S., Dabringhaus, A., & Zilles, K. (1994). Human brain atlas: For high‐resolution functional and anatomical mapping. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.460010303

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<i>MarsAtlas</i> : A cortical parcellation atlas for functional mapping
2016
Parcellations divide the cortex into distinct regions tailored for analyzing functional data and networks.
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Auzias, G., Coulon, O., & Brovelli, A. (2016). <i>MarsAtlas</i>
                    : A cortical parcellation atlas for functional mapping. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.23121

Evaluating brain parcellations using the distance‐controlled boundary coefficient
2021
Different parcellation approaches evaluate and define discrete functional versus structural brain boundaries.
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Zhi, D., King, M., Hernandez-Castillo, C., & Diedrichsen, J. (2021). Evaluating brain parcellations using the distance‐controlled boundary coefficient. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25878

High-resolution cortical parcellation based on conserved brain landmarks for localization of multimodal data to the nearest centimeter
2022
Atlases provide comprehensive anatomical designations and coordinates for unambiguous localization.
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McGrath, H., Zaveri, H., Collins, E., Jafar, T., Chishti, O., Obaid, S., Ksendzovsky, A., Wu, K., Papademetris, X., & Spencer, D. (2022). High-resolution cortical parcellation based on conserved brain landmarks for localization of multimodal data to the nearest centimeter. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21543-3

Functional organization of the human posterior cingulate cortex, revealed by multiple connectivity‐based parcellation methods
2017
Parcellation algorithms specifically map functional subregions based on connectivity properties rather than macroanatomy alone.
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Cha, J., Jo, H., Gibson, W. S., & Lee, J. (2017). Functional organization of the human posterior cingulate cortex, revealed by multiple connectivity‐based parcellation methods. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.23570

Multimodal Brain Parcellation Based on Functional and Anatomical Connectivity
2018
Multimodal parcellation approaches integrate anatomical and functional criteria to refine brain organization mapping.
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Wang, C., Ng, B., & Garbi, R. (2018). Multimodal Brain Parcellation Based on Functional and Anatomical Connectivity. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2017.0576

The Impact of Atlas Parcellation on Functional Connectivity Analysis Across Six Psychiatric Disorders
2025
Various structural atlases and functional parcellation schemas impact functional connectivity network analyses differently.
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Wu, X., Liang, C., Bustillo, J., Kochunov, P., Wen, X., Sui, J., Jiang, R., Yang, X., Fu, Z., Zhang, D., Calhoun, V., & Qi, S. (2025). The Impact of Atlas Parcellation on Functional Connectivity Analysis Across Six Psychiatric Disorders. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.70206

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The retrieved literature consistently distinguishes between broad brain atlases (which provide standardized anatomical frameworks, structural templates, and multi-modal reference spaces) and brain parcellations (which divide the brain into discrete operational parcels based on functional connectivity, cytoarchitecture, or boundary mapping). The papers support the claim that these tools fulfill different anatomical mapping and analytical functions.

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