Multi-modal MRI measures reveal sensory abnormalities in major depressive disorder patients: A surface-based study

•The major depressive disorder patients (MDD) showed decreased cortical volume in the superior temporal gyrus (STG) and middle temporal gyrus (MTG) than controls.•The MDD patients showed decreased surface area in the bilateral STG, temporal pole gyrus, entorhinal cortex, left inferior temporal gyrus, and fusiform gyrus than the controls.•The MDD patients exhibited lower functional connectivity (FC) between STG/MTG and regions of the visual network than controls.•The structural and functional findings involving the sensory processing areas showed a good classification between the MDD patients and controls.