Piriform Cortex

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This page covers biological details of component Piriform Cortex. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Cortex -> Parahippocampal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PH) -> Anterior Parahippocampal Gyrus (FMM.NC.PHA) -> Rhinal Cortex (NC.PHA.RH) -> Piriform Cortex (NSA.NC.PH.PIR) (see Mind Maps)
Type: cortex
Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Sensory Aggregation Area
Brodmann ID: 34
Role: processor
Function: Perception of smells, primary olfactory cortex
Notes to function: Olfaction; dorsal entorhinal area

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Components

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Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
LPC	LPC.FT.AON	Anterior Olfactory Nucleus	excitatory-glu	KIV model of cortico-hippocampal formation with subcortical projections for motor actions (AON -> PC)
NCP	NCP.NC.INS.PPC	Peripaleocortical Claustral	feedforward-glu	(unknown reference)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.EPF	Endopiriform Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PiR -> EnP)
	FAM.FT.IPAC.MED	Medial Interstitial Anterior Commissural Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
FMM	FMM.NC.PH.LEC	Lateral Entorhinal Cortex	feedforward-glu	KIV model of cortico-hippocampal formation with subcortical projections for motor actions (PC -> EC, abstract)
NCP	NCP.FD.TH.MDC	Central Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus	excitatory-glu	Thalamocortical relationships (s2MD -> MD, abstract)
	NCP.NC.INS.AIC	Anterior Insular Cortex	feedforward-glu	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PiR -> Iav, abstract)