BrainAreaNSA

Sensory Aggregation Area

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Local Circuits

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ID	Name	Regions
CBS	Concentrate Body Senses	NSA.FD.TH.VPI, NSA.FD.TH.VPL, NSA.FD.TH.VPM
NAA	Neocortical Audition Aggregation	NSA.FD.TH.MGB, NSA.FD.TH.SG, NSA.NC.STG.A3, NSA.NC.STG.A4, NSA.NC.TTG.A1, NSA.NC.TTG.A2
SMT	Neocortical Smell and Taste Aggregation	NSA.NC.PH.PIR, NSA.NC.PH.PRP, NSA.NC.PO.PCC
SOM	Neocortical Somatic Aggregation	NSA.NC.PG.PV, NSA.NC.PG.S1, NSA.NC.PG.S2
VCO	Vision Complex Objects	NSA.NC.IPS.AIP, NSA.NC.IT.TE
VIN	Vision Primary Perception	NSA.FD.LGN, NSA.NC.OCC.V1
VMV	Vision Movement Perception	NSA.FD.TH.IPV, NSA.NC.IPS.VIP, NSA.NC.OCC.MT, NSA.NC.OCC.PO, NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK, NSA.NC.OCC.V4D
VOB	Vision Object Perception	NSA.FD.TH.LPV, NSA.NC.IT.TEO, NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN, NSA.NC.OCC.V4V

Concentrate Body Senses

Component ID	Component Name	Type	Service	Function	Comments
NSA.FD.TH.VPI	Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus	nucleus	NPU	Relays pain and temperature from body to insula
NSA.FD.TH.VPL	Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus	nucleus	NSU	Relays somatic information from body to S1
NSA.FD.TH.VPM	Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus	nucleus	NSU	Relays somatic information from face to S1

Internal Region Connections:

• no connections

External Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Local Region	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
Subcortical
LLC	NSA.FD.TH.VPL	LLC.SC.IZ.CCV	Central Cervical Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Thalamocortical relationships (s1P -> P, abstract)
LPC	NSA.FD.TH.VPI	LPC.HT.PRF.PB	Parabrachial Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
		LPC.SC.PH.LMG	Lower Marginal Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)
		LPC.SC.PH.LSG	Lower Substantia Gelatinosa	nucleus-nucleus	Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)
		LPC.SC.PH.UMG	Upper Marginal Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)
		LPC.SC.PH.USG	Upper Substantia Gelatinosa	nucleus-nucleus	Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)
	NSA.FD.TH.VPL	LPC.HL.CU	Cuneate Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
		LPC.HL.GR	Gracile Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
		LPC.HL.SOL	Solitary Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (SOL -> TH, abstract)
		LPC.SC.LH.LCV	Lateral Cervical Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
		LPC.SC.PH.LMG	Lower Marginal Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)
		LPC.SC.PH.NP	Proprius Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)
		LPC.SC.PH.UMG	Upper Marginal Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)
	NSA.FD.TH.VPM	LPC.HL.SOL	Solitary Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Thalamocortical relationships (sVPM -> VPM)
		LPC.HT.PN.PTR	Principal Trigeminal Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Trigeminal Nuclei (CSN -> VPM)
		LPC.HT.PRF.PB	Parabrachial Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PB -> VPMpc)

External Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Local Region	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NCP	NSA.FD.TH.VPI	NCP.NC.INS.PIC	Posterior Insular Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	Pain matrix (TH.VPI -> INS)
	NSA.FD.TH.VPL	NCP.NC.INS.HR	Anterior Temporal Lobe	nucleus-neocortex	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract)
	NSA.FD.TH.VPM	NCP.NC.INS.PIC	Posterior Insular Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract)
NPE	NSA.FD.TH.VPM	NPE.NC.STG.PAI	Parainsular Area	nucleus-neocortex	(unknown reference)
NSA	NSA.FD.TH.VPI	NSA.NC.PG.PV	Parietal Ventral Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	(unknown reference)
		NSA.NC.PG.S2	Secondary Somatosensory Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)
	NSA.FD.TH.VPL	NSA.NC.PG.S1	Primary Somatosensory Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	Pain matrix (TH.VPL -> S1)
		NSA.NC.PG.S2	Secondary Somatosensory Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)
		NSA.NC.PO.PCC	Precentral Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	(unknown reference)
	NSA.FD.TH.VPM	NSA.NC.PG.S1	Primary Somatosensory Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	Pain matrix (TH.VPM -> S1)
		NSA.NC.PG.S2	Secondary Somatosensory Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)
		NSA.NC.PO.PCC	Precentral Cortex	nucleus-neocortex	Thalamocortical relationships (VPM -> pVPM)

Neocortical Audition Aggregation

Component ID	Component Name	Type	Service	Function	Comments
NSA.FD.TH.MGB	Medial Geniculate Body	nucleus	NSU	Detection of the relative intensity and duration of a sound, relay to Auditory Cortex	Thalamus
NSA.FD.TH.SG	Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus	nucleus	NSU	Spatial coding of auditory information	From tectum, somatic sensations
NSA.NC.STG.A3	Wernicke's area A3	cortex, BA 22	NSU	Classify with respect to content	22a, Melody perception, sequences of tones
NSA.NC.STG.A4	Wernicke's area A4	cortex, BA 22	NSU	Coordinate the activation or deactivation of grammar areas	22b, Grammatical areas, phonemic sequences, word comprehension
NSA.NC.TTG.A1	Primary Auditory Cortex	cortex, BA 41	NSU	Main topotonic map, extract phonemes	Core
NSA.NC.TTG.A2	Auditory Association Area	cortex, BA 42	NSU	Classify with respect to function	Belt

Internal Region Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Type	Reference
NSA.FD.TH.MGB	NSA.NC.TTG.A1	nucleus-neocortex	Thalamocortical relationships (MGN -> pMGN)
NSA.FD.TH.SG	NSA.NC.TTG.A2	nucleus-neocortex	(unknown reference)
NSA.NC.STG.A4	NSA.NC.STG.A3	neocortex-neocortex	Cortical Auditory System (AC22 -> STS22)
NSA.NC.TTG.A1	NSA.NC.STG.A3	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (A1 -> AA)
	NSA.NC.STG.A4	neocortex-neocortex	Vocal Control (A1 -> Wernike)
	NSA.NC.TTG.A2	neocortex-neocortex	Cortical Auditory System (Core41 -> Belt42)
NSA.NC.TTG.A2	NSA.NC.STG.A4	neocortex-neocortex	Cortical Auditory System (Belt42 -> AC22)

External Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Local Region	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NSA	NSA.NC.STG.A4	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	Middle Temporal Area	neocortex-neocortex	Category-Selectivity Paradigm (IOG -> STS, abstract)
Subcortical
FAM	NSA.NC.TTG.A1	FAM.FT.AM.BM	Magnocellular Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	Visual-Auditory Interactions in Tectum (AM -> AC, abstract)
LMC	NSA.FD.TH.SG	LMC.HT.TG.DTG	Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus-ACh	Head Direction Cell Circuit (DTN -> SUPGEN)
LPC	NSA.FD.TH.MGB	LPC.HL.DCOCH	Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
		LPC.MM.CIC	Central Nucleus of Inferior Colliculus	nucleus-nucleus	Auditory System in Brain (IC -> MGB, abstract)
	NSA.FD.TH.SG	LPC.HT.MVBN	Medial Vestibular Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Head Direction Cell Circuit (MVSN -> SUPGEN)
		LPC.HT.SVBN	Superior Vestibular Nuclei	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
LRC	NSA.FD.TH.SG	LRC.HL.NPH	Prepositus Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Head Direction Cell Circuit (NPRP -> SUPGEN)
		LRC.MM.SC.INT	Intermediate Superior Colliculus	nucleus-nucleus	Saccadic Vision (SCi -> Thalamus, abstract)

External Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Local Region	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NCP	NSA.NC.STG.A3	NCP.NC.TPC	Temporopolar Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Language-Related Regions (STG22a -> TC)
NDM	NSA.NC.TTG.A2	NDM.NC.AL.DACG	Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area	neocortex-neocortex	Directed Effort Network (ACA -> dACC)
NMA	NSA.NC.STG.A3	NMA.NC.PMC.F4	Ventral Caudal Premotor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Dual Auditory Processing (ST -> VLPFC, abstract)
	NSA.NC.STG.A4	NMA.NC.PMC.F4	Ventral Caudal Premotor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Language-Related Regions (pSTC -> PMC, abstract)
	NSA.NC.TTG.A1	NMA.NC.PMC.F7	Dorsal Rostral Premotor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Dual Auditory Processing (A1 -> DLPFC, abstract)
NPE	NSA.NC.STG.A3	NPE.NC.BRA.PT	Broca's Area Pars Triangularis	neocortex-neocortex	Cortical Auditory System (STS22 -> IFC45, abstract)
		NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (AA -> PTHA, abstract)
	NSA.NC.STG.A4	NPE.NC.BRA.PT	Broca's Area Pars Triangularis	neocortex-neocortex	Language-Related Regions (pSTC -> BA44, abstract)
		NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Cortical Auditory System (AC22 -> IPL40, abstract)
	NSA.NC.TTG.A1	NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Dual Auditory Processing (A1 -> PPC, abstract)
Subcortical
FAM	NSA.FD.TH.MGB	FAM.FT.AM.LADL	Dorsolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> AM, abstract)
	NSA.FD.TH.SG	FAM.FT.AM.LAVL	Ventrolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> AM, abstract)
	NSA.NC.STG.A3	FAM.FT.AM.LAVM	Ventromedial Amygdaloid Nucleus	neocortex-nucleus	Amygdala and its network (STC -> LA, abstract)
FEC	NSA.NC.TTG.A2	FEC.FT.CN.BD	Caudate Nucleus Body	neocortex-nucleus	(unknown reference)
FMM	NSA.NC.STG.A3	FMM.NC.PH.LEC	Lateral Entorhinal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
	NSA.NC.STG.A4	FMM.NC.PH.LEC	Lateral Entorhinal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
LMC	NSA.FD.TH.SG	LMC.HT.TG.LDT	Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
LPC	NSA.NC.TTG.A1	LPC.MM.CIC	Central Nucleus of Inferior Colliculus	neocortex-nucleus	Visual-Auditory Interactions in Tectum (AC -> IC, abstract)

Neocortical Smell and Taste Aggregation

Component ID	Component Name	Type	Service	Function	Comments
NSA.NC.PH.PIR	Piriform Cortex	cortex, BA 34	NSU	Perception of smells, primary olfactory cortex	Olfaction; dorsal entorhinal area
NSA.NC.PH.PRP	Prepyriform Cortex	cortex, BA 51	NSU	Perception of smells, relay via MD to PFC
NSA.NC.PO.PCC	Precentral Cortex	cortex, BA 43	NSU	Gustatory cortical area, taste reception

Internal Region Connections:

• no connections

External Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Local Region	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NCP	NSA.NC.PH.PIR	NCP.NC.INS.PPC	Peripaleocortical Claustral	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
NPE	NSA.NC.PO.PCC	NPE.NC.SPL.PF	Rostral Precuneus	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
NSA	NSA.NC.PO.PCC	NSA.FD.TH.VPL	Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	(unknown reference)
		NSA.FD.TH.VPM	Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	Thalamocortical relationships (VPM -> pVPM)
Subcortical
LPC	NSA.NC.PH.PIR	LPC.FT.AON	Anterior Olfactory Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	KIV model of cortico-hippocampal formation with subcortical projections for motor actions (AON -> PC)
	NSA.NC.PH.PRP	LPC.FT.MOB	Main Olfactory Bulb	nucleus-neocortex	(unknown reference)

External Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Local Region	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NCP	NSA.NC.PH.PIR	NCP.FD.TH.MDC	Central Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus	neocortex-nucleus	Thalamocortical relationships (s2MD -> MD, abstract)
		NCP.NC.INS.AIC	Anterior Insular Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PiR -> Iav, abstract)
	NSA.NC.PH.PRP	NCP.NC.INS.AIC	Anterior Insular Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
NDM	NSA.NC.PO.PCC	NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS	Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Subcortical
FAM	NSA.NC.PH.PIR	FAM.FT.EPF	Endopiriform Nucleus	neocortex-nucleus	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PiR -> EnP)
		FAM.FT.IPAC.MED	Medial Interstitial Anterior Commissural Nucleus	neocortex-nucleus	(unknown reference)
	NSA.NC.PO.PCC	FAM.FT.AM.CEL	Central Amygdaloid Nucleus, lateral subdivision	neocortex-nucleus	(unknown reference)
FMM	NSA.NC.PH.PIR	FMM.NC.PH.LEC	Lateral Entorhinal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	KIV model of cortico-hippocampal formation with subcortical projections for motor actions (PC -> EC, abstract)
LAC	NSA.NC.PH.PRP	LAC.FD.HT.VLPO	Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus	neocortex-nucleus	(unknown reference)

Neocortical Somatic Aggregation

Component ID	Component Name	Type	Service	Function	Comments
NSA.NC.PG.PV	Parietal Ventral Cortex	cortex, BA 40	NSU	Creating somatosensory memory, attention, learning and memory	BA5/PMC
NSA.NC.PG.S1	Primary Somatosensory Cortex	cortex, BA 01,02,03	NSU	Muscle and skin receptors
NSA.NC.PG.S2	Secondary Somatosensory Cortex	cortex, BA 40	NSU	Sensorimotor integration, integration of information from two body halves	BA 1/3b; projects to PV/7b/INS/AM/HC

Internal Region Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Type	Reference
NSA.NC.PG.S1	NSA.NC.PG.PV	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
	NSA.NC.PG.S2	neocortex-neocortex	Afferent pain pathways (S1 -> S2)
NSA.NC.PG.S2	NSA.NC.PG.PV	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)

External Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Local Region	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NSA	NSA.NC.PG.PV	NSA.FD.TH.VPI	Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	(unknown reference)
	NSA.NC.PG.S1	NSA.FD.TH.VPL	Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	Pain matrix (TH.VPL -> S1)
		NSA.FD.TH.VPM	Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	Pain matrix (TH.VPM -> S1)
	NSA.NC.PG.S2	NSA.FD.TH.VPI	Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)
		NSA.FD.TH.VPL	Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)
		NSA.FD.TH.VPM	Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus	nucleus-neocortex	Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)

External Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Local Region	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NMA	NSA.NC.PG.PV	NMA.NC.MC	Motor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
	NSA.NC.PG.S1	NMA.NC.MC	Motor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (S1 -> M1)
		NMA.NC.PMC.F2	Dorsal Caudal Premotor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
		NMA.NC.PMC.F5	Ventral Rostral Premotor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (S2 -> F5)
	NSA.NC.PG.S2	NMA.NC.MC	Motor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
NPE	NSA.NC.PG.PV	NPE.NC.SPL.SA	Somatosensory Association Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
	NSA.NC.PG.S1	NPE.FD.TH.OPV	Oral Pulvinar	neocortex-nucleus	(unknown reference)
		NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (S1 -> PTHA, abstract)
		NPE.NC.SPL.PG	Caudal Precuneus	neocortex-neocortex	McNaughton Spatial Processing Network (SomSensCortex -> PosteriorParietalCortex)
		NPE.NC.SPL.SA	Somatosensory Association Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (S1 -> SA)
	NSA.NC.PG.S2	NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
		NPE.NC.SPL.PF	Rostral Precuneus	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
Subcortical
FEC	NSA.NC.PG.S1	FEC.FT.PU.LT	Dorsal Putamen Lateral	neocortex-nucleus	Basal Ganglia Activity (S1 -> PU, abstract)
FMM	NSA.NC.PG.PV	FMM.NC.PH.PER	Perirhinal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	(unknown reference)
LRC	NSA.NC.PG.S1	LRC.HL.TGS.PA5	Paratrigeminal Nucleus	neocortex-nucleus	(unknown reference)

Vision Complex Objects

Component ID	Component Name	Type	Service	Function	Comments
NSA.NC.IPS.AIP	Anterior Intraparietal Sulcus	cortex, BA 39	NSU	Represent shape, size, and orientation of objects to be grasped	Both to viewed and remembered stimuli, grasping and manipulating objects through motor and visual inputs
NSA.NC.IT.TE	Inferotemporal Cortex	cortex, BA 20	NSU	Represent different views of objects	Face recognition, high level visual processing

Internal Region Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Type	Reference
NSA.NC.IT.TE	NSA.NC.IPS.AIP	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (IT -> AIP, abstract)

External Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Local Region	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NPE	NSA.NC.IPS.AIP	NPE.NC.IPS.LIP	Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (PIP -> AIP, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.IT.TE	NSA.NC.IT.TEO	Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (TEO -> TE)
		NSA.NC.OCC.V4D	Dorsal Visual Area V4	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> IT, abstract)

External Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Local Region	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NDM	NSA.NC.IT.TE	NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL	Lateral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	3 Visual Cortex Paths (IT -> LPC, abstract)
NMA	NSA.NC.IPS.AIP	NMA.NC.PMC.F4	Ventral Caudal Premotor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (AIP -> F4)
		NMA.NC.PMC.F5	Ventral Rostral Premotor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (AIP -> F5)
	NSA.NC.IT.TE	NMA.NC.PMC.CFEF	Caudal Frontal Eye Field	neocortex-neocortex	Saccades and smooth movements (TEF -> FEF, abstract)
Subcortical
FAM	NSA.NC.IT.TE	FAM.FT.AM.LADL	Dorsolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus	neocortex-nucleus	Amygdala and its network (ITC -> LA, abstract)
FEC	NSA.NC.IT.TE	FEC.FT.CN.BD	Caudate Nucleus Body	neocortex-nucleus	(unknown reference)
FMM	NSA.NC.IT.TE	FMM.NC.PH.LEC	Lateral Entorhinal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	McNaughton Spatial Processing Network (ITCortex -> EnthCortex, abstract)
		FMM.NC.PH.PER	Perirhinal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Visual Path to Hippocampus (IT -> PRPH)
LRC	NSA.NC.IT.TE	LRC.HT.PRF.RPO	Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus	neocortex-nucleus	Saccades and smooth movements (TEF -> DLPN, abstract)

Vision Primary Perception

Component ID	Component Name	Type	Service	Function	Comments
NSA.FD.LGN	Lateral Geniculate Nucleus	nucleus	NSU	Temporal decorrelation	Only 10% of inputs to LGN come from the retina. 90% are modulatory inputs from cortex and the brainstem
NSA.NC.OCC.V1	Primary Visual Cortex	cortex, BA 17	NSU	Detect color, shape and movements	Striate Cortex, phyletic memory, not affected by attention

Internal Region Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Type	Reference
NSA.FD.LGN	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	nucleus-neocortex	Thalamocortical relationships (LGN -> pLGN)

External Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Local Region	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
Subcortical
FEC	NSA.FD.LGN	FEC.HT.PPN.IPD	Interpeduncular Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus-ACh	Geniculate and Extyrageniculate Paths (PPN -> LGN, abstract)
LMC	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	LMC.FT.NBM	Basal Nucleus of Meynert	nucleus-neocortex-ACh	(unknown reference)
LPC	NSA.FD.LGN	LPC.FD.RT	Retinal Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	Geniculate and Extyrageniculate Paths (Retina -> LGN)
LRC	NSA.FD.LGN	LRC.MM.PT.PON	Pretectal Olivary Nucleus	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
		LRC.MM.SC.SUP	Superficial Superior Colliculus	nucleus-nucleus	Global visual system (SCs -> LGN, abstract)

External Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Local Region	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NCP	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	NCP.NC.MPL.RSC	Retrosplenial Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Category-Selectivity Paradigm (V1 -> RS)
NPE	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	NPE.NC.OCC.V2PL	Secondary Visual Cortex, Pale Stripe	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	Middle Temporal Area	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V1 -> MT)
		NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK	Secondary Visual Cortex, Thick Stripe	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)
		NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN	Secondary Visual Cortex, Thin Stripe	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)
Subcortical
LRC	NSA.FD.LGN	LRC.MM.PT.NOT	Nucleus of Optic Tract	nucleus-nucleus	(unknown reference)
	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	LRC.MM.PT.SL	Sublentiform Nucleus	neocortex-nucleus	(unknown reference)
		LRC.MM.SC.SUP	Superficial Superior Colliculus	neocortex-nucleus	Global visual system (VisualCortex -> SCs, abstract)

Vision Movement Perception

Component ID	Component Name	Type	Service	Function	Comments
NSA.FD.TH.IPV	Inferior Pulvinar	nucleus	NSU	Dorsal =Where= Stream	Thalamus
NSA.NC.IPS.VIP	Ventral Intraparietal Sulcus	cortex, BA 39	NSU	Merge visual, somatosensory, auditory, and vestibular senses	Represent space in head-centered reference frame
NSA.NC.OCC.MT	Middle Temporal Area	cortex, BA 19	NSU	Integration of local motion signals into global percepts	V5, Ventro-dorsal stream, inferior occipital gyrus
NSA.NC.OCC.PO	Parietooccipital Area	cortex, BA 19	NSU	Analyzing self-motion relative to the environment, depth	V6, DM, Dorsomedial Area, Dorsal stream
NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK	Secondary Visual Cortex, Thick Stripe	cortex	NSU	Extract binocular disparities and stimulus orientation features
NSA.NC.OCC.V4D	Dorsal Visual Area V4	cortex	NSU	Recognizing shapes, kinetic motion	to TE

Internal Region Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Type	Reference
NSA.NC.OCC.MT	NSA.NC.IPS.VIP	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MT -> VIP)
NSA.NC.OCC.PO	NSA.NC.IPS.VIP	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (PO -> VIP)
NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> MT, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.PO	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> PO, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.V4D	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> V4, abstract)
NSA.NC.OCC.V4D	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V4 -> MT, abstract)

External Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Local Region	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NPE	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	NPE.NC.OCC.V3D	Dorsal Associative Visual Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V3 -> MT, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.PO	NPE.NC.OCC.V3D	Dorsal Associative Visual Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V3 -> PO, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.V4D	NPE.NC.OCC.V3V	Ventral Associative Visual Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V3 -> V4, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	Primary Visual Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V1 -> MT)
	NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	Primary Visual Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)
Subcortical
LRC	NSA.FD.TH.IPV	LRC.MM.SC.SUP	Superficial Superior Colliculus	nucleus-nucleus	Global visual system (SCs -> Pulvinar, abstract)

External Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Local Region	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NMA	NSA.NC.IPS.VIP	NMA.NC.PMC.F4	Ventral Caudal Premotor Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (VIP -> F4)
NPE	NSA.FD.TH.IPV	NPE.NC.IPL.MST	Medial Superior Temporal Area	nucleus-neocortex	Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
	NSA.NC.IPS.VIP	NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	3 Visual Cortex Paths (IPS -> IPL, abstract)
		NPE.NC.SPL.PF	Rostral Precuneus	neocortex-neocortex	Parietal Association Cortex (VIP -> 7b)
		NPE.NC.SPL.PG	Caudal Precuneus	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (VIP -> 7a)
	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	NPE.NC.IPL.MST	Medial Superior Temporal Area	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MT -> MST)
		NPE.NC.IPS.LIP	Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MT -> LIP)
		NPE.NC.SPL.PG	Caudal Precuneus	neocortex-neocortex	Parietal Association Cortex (V5A -> 7a)
	NSA.NC.OCC.PO	NPE.NC.IPL.MST	Medial Superior Temporal Area	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (PO -> MST)
		NPE.NC.IPS.LIP	Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus	neocortex-neocortex	Parietal Association Cortex (V6 -> LIP)
		NPE.NC.SPL.PG	Caudal Precuneus	neocortex-neocortex	Parietal Association Cortex (V6 -> 7a)
NSA	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	NSA.NC.STG.A4	Wernicke's area A4	neocortex-neocortex	Category-Selectivity Paradigm (IOG -> STS, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.V4D	NSA.NC.IT.TE	Inferotemporal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> IT, abstract)
Subcortical
FMM	NSA.NC.OCC.V2TK	FMM.NC.PH.POS	Postsubiculum	neocortex-neocortex	Head Direction Cell Circuit (VC -> PSUB, abstract)

Vision Object Perception

Component ID	Component Name	Type	Service	Function	Comments
NSA.FD.TH.LPV	Lateral Pulvinar	nucleus	NSU	Ventral =What= Stream	Thalamus
NSA.NC.IT.TEO	Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area	cortex, BA 21	NSU	Represent different features of objects	Part of IT Cortex
NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN	Secondary Visual Cortex, Thin Stripe	cortex	NSU	Extract luminance and color features
NSA.NC.OCC.V4V	Ventral Visual Area V4	cortex	NSU	Recognizing color	to TEO

Internal Region Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Type	Reference
NSA.FD.TH.LPV	NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN	nucleus-neocortex	Global visual system (Pulvinar -> VisualCortex, abstract)
NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN	NSA.NC.OCC.V4V	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V2 -> V4, abstract)
NSA.NC.OCC.V4V	NSA.NC.IT.TEO	neocortex-neocortex	Primate Control of Grasping (VC -> IT, abstract)

External Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Local Region	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NPE	NSA.NC.OCC.V4V	NPE.NC.OCC.V3V	Ventral Associative Visual Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (V3 -> V4, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN	NSA.NC.OCC.V1	Primary Visual Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (V1 -> VA, abstract)
Subcortical
LRC	NSA.FD.TH.LPV	LRC.MM.SC.SUP	Superficial Superior Colliculus	nucleus-nucleus	Global visual system (SCs -> Pulvinar, abstract)

External Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Local Region	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
Cortical
NCP	NSA.NC.IT.TEO	NCP.NC.TPC	Temporopolar Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Language-Related Regions (MTG21 -> TC)
NDM	NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN	NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL	Lateral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (VA -> PFC, abstract)
NPE	NSA.NC.IT.TEO	NPE.NC.IPS.MIP	Medial Intraparietal Sulcus	neocortex-neocortex	3 Visual Cortex Paths (IT -> IPS, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.IT.TEO	NSA.NC.IT.TE	Inferotemporal Cortex	neocortex-neocortex	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (TEO -> TE)
Subcortical
LRC	NSA.NC.OCC.V2TN	LRC.MM.SC.SUP	Superficial Superior Colliculus	neocortex-nucleus	Global visual system (VisualCortex -> SCs, abstract)

Thirdparty Circuits

(generated)

• Thalamocortical relationships - see Reference

• Parietal Association Cortex - see Reference

• Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT - see Reference

• Cortical Auditory System - see Reference

• Cortico-Cortical Connectivity - see Reference

• Pain matrix - see Reference

• Visual Dorsal Pathway - see Reference

• Language-Related Regions - see Reference

• Visual Path to Hippocampus - see Reference

• Primate Control of Grasping - see Reference

• Functional View of Visual Perception - see Reference

• Directed Effort Network - see Reference

• Vocal Control - see Reference

• Dual Auditory Processing - see Reference

• Afferent pain pathways - see Reference

• Category-Selectivity Paradigm - see Reference

• Amygdala and its network - see Reference

• McNaughton Spatial Processing Network - see Reference

• Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque - see Reference

• Echo-Location in Bats - see Reference

• Visual-Auditory Interactions in Tectum - see Reference

• Five Parallel Auditory Pathways - see Reference

• Auditory System Model - see Reference

• Auditory System in Brain - see Reference

• Horizontal saccades and smooth pursuit movements - see Reference

• KIV model of cortico-hippocampal formation with subcortical projections for motor actions - see Reference

• Somatic Senses - see Reference

• Owl Monkey Somatic Area - see Reference

• Homunculus S1 and M1 - see Reference

• Basal Ganglia Activity - see Reference

• Pain matrix - see Reference

• Similarities and differences between V6, V6Av, and V6Ad - see Reference

• Saccades and smooth movements (unknown reference)

• Similarities and differences between V6, V6Av, and V6Ad - see Reference

• Sensorimotor cortical pathways - see Reference

• Parietal-frontal connections of specific movement zones - see Reference

• Trigeminal Nuclei - see Reference

• Head Direction Cell Circuit - see Reference

• Visual perception abstraction - see Reference

• Vision Components - see Reference

• Saccadic Vision - see Reference

• Retina and superior colliculus targets - see Reference

• Targets of retina neurons - see Reference

• Global visual system - see Reference

• Geniculate and Extyrageniculate Paths - see Reference

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(generated)

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