Identification of cortical lamination in awake monkeys by high resolution magnetic resonance imaging

► High resolution MR microscopy in awake non-human primates. ► T2* phase and magnitude contrast reveals cyto/myeloarchitectonics. ► Visualization of 6 cortical layers in striate cortex (V1). ► Visualization of three sub-layers within layer IV (IVa, IVb, and IVc) of V1. ► Visualization of laminar structure in two extrastriate cortical areas (V2 and V4).