BrainRegionNPE NC IPL MST

Medial Superior Temporal Area

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This page covers biological details of component Medial Superior Temporal Area. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Cerebral Cortex -> Parietal Lobe (NC.LOBE.PAR) -> Inferior Parietal Lobule (NC.IPL) -> Angular Gyrus (NC.IPL.AG) -> Medial Superior Temporal Area (NPE.NC.IPL.MST) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: cortex
• Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Unimodal Execution Area
• Brodmann ID: 39
• Role: cortex.generic
• Function: Image stabilization, predictive target tracking
• Notes to function: PG, Ventro-dorsal stream

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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
NSA	NSA.FD.TH.IPV	Inferior Pulvinar	excitatory-glu	Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
	NSA.NC.OCC.MT	Middle Temporal Area	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MT -> MST)
	NSA.NC.OCC.PO	Parietooccipital Area	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (PO -> MST)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FMM	FMM.FT.HC.CA1P	Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus	excitatory-glu	Contribution of hippocampal region CA3 to consciousness (IPL -> CA1, abstract)
	FMM.FT.HC.CA3D	Distal CA3 of Hippocampus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	FMM.NC.PH.POR	Postrhinal Cortex	feedforward-glu	Head Direction Cell Circuit (PC -> PRHC, abstract)
LRC	LRC.MM.SC.SUP	Superficial Superior Colliculus	excitatory-glu	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> SCi, abstract)
NCP	NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG	Posterior Cingulate Cortex	feedforward-glu	Contribution of hippocampal region CA3 to consciousness (IPL -> PosteriorCingulate, abstract)
NDM	NDM.NC.AL.DACG	Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area	feedforward-glu	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
	NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR	Rostral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	feedforward-glu	Cortico-Cortical Connectivity (PTHA -> PFC, abstract)
NMA	NMA.NC.PMC.F4	Ventral Caudal Premotor Cortex	feedforward-glu	3 Visual Cortex Paths (IPL -> vPM, abstract)
NPE	NPE.NC.IPL.SMW	Supramarginal Wernike Cortex	feedforward-glu	Visual Dorsal Pathway (MST -> IPL, abstract)
	NPE.NC.SPL.PG	Caudal Precuneus	feedforward-glu	Paths from Retina to Parietal Cortex and IT (MST -> 7a)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Contribution of hippocampal region CA3 to consciousness - see Reference

map: 
AnteriorHC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see Hippocampal Formation)
AnteriorTemporal=Anterior Temporal Lobe,NCP.NC.INS.HR
CA1=Ventrolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC.CA1 (see Hippocampal Formation)
CA3=Dorsomedial Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC.CA3 (see Hippocampal Formation)
IPL=Inferior Parietal Lobule,NC.IPL
LateralEC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see Rhinal Cortex)
MB=Mammillary Body,FD.MB (see Hypothalamus)
MedialEC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see Rhinal Cortex)
PHCortex=Postrhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.POR
PRCortex=Perirhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.PER
PosteriorCingulate=Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG
PosteriorHC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see Hippocampal Formation)
Retrosplenial=Retrosplenial Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.RSC
TH.AV=Anteroventral Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AV

• Head Direction Cell Circuit - see Reference

map: 
AD=Anterodorsal Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AD
DTN=Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus,LMC.HT.TG.DTG
EC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see Rhinal Cortex)
HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see Hippocampal Formation)
IPD=Interpeduncular Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.IPD
LD=Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FMM.FD.TH.LD
LHAB=Habenula,FAM.FD.HB
LMB=Lateral Mammillary Nucleus,FMM.FD.MB.LMB
MVSN=Medial Vestibular Nucleus,LPC.HT.MVBN
NPRP=Prepositus Nucleus,LRC.HL.NPH
PC=Parietal Lobe,NC.LOBE.PAR
PRHC=Postrhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.POR
PSUB=Postsubiculum,FMM.NC.PH.POS
RSP=Retrosplenial Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.RSC
SUPGEN=Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus,NSA.FD.TH.SG
VC=Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC

• Visual Dorsal Pathway - see Reference

map: 
IPL=Inferior Parietal Lobule,NC.IPL
IT=Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT
LGN=Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN
MST=Medial Superior Temporal Area,NPE.NC.IPL.MST
Retina=Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT
SPL=Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL
V1=Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1
V2=Secondary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V2 (see Occipital Lobe)
V3=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see Occipital Lobe)
V4=Fusiform Gyrus,NSA.NC.OCC.V4 (see Occipital Lobe)
V5=Middle Temporal Area,NSA.NC.OCC.MT
V6=Parietooccipital Area,NSA.NC.OCC.PO

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

map: 
7a=Caudal Precuneus,NPE.NC.SPL.PG
LGN=Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN
LIP=Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus,NPE.NC.IPS.LIP
MST=Medial Superior Temporal Area,NPE.NC.IPL.MST
MT=Middle Temporal Area,NSA.NC.OCC.MT
PO=Parietooccipital Area,NSA.NC.OCC.PO
Retina=Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT
TE=Inferotemporal Cortex,NSA.NC.IT.TE
TEO=Preoccipital Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT.TEO
V1=Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1
V2=Secondary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V2 (see Occipital Lobe)
V3=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see Occipital Lobe)
V4=Fusiform Gyrus,NSA.NC.OCC.V4 (see Occipital Lobe)
VIP=Ventral Intraparietal Sulcus,NSA.NC.IPS.VIP

• Global visual system - see Reference

map: 
ATH=Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.AN (see Cognitive Thalamus)
BGA=Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG
FrontalCortex=Anterior Lobe,NC.LOBE.ANT
LGN=Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN
OPN=Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN
ParietalCortex=Parietal Lobe,NC.LOBE.PAR
Pulvinar=Pulvinar,FD.PV (see Sensory Thalamus)
RF=Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.RF
Retina=Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT
SCi=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon)
SCs=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon)
SNc=Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT
SNr=Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral,FEC.FT.SNR.DL
SpinalCord=Lamina IX,SC.VH.L9 (see Anterior/Ventral Horn)
Striatum=Striatum,FEC.FT.ST (see Basal Ganglia)
VisualCortex=Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC

• 3 Visual Cortex Paths - see Reference

map: 
IPL=Inferior Parietal Lobule,NC.IPL
IPS=Intraparietal Sulcus,NSA.NC.IPS
IT=Inferotemporal Area,NSA.NC.IT
LPC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (see Lateral Prefrontal Cortex)
MI=Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.MC
OCC=Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC
SPL=Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL
dPM=Dorsal Premotor Cortex,MCA.NC.DPMC (see Premotor Cortex)
pre-SMA=Supplementary Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.SMC
vPM=Ventral Premotor Cortex,MCA.NC.VPMC (see Premotor Cortex)

• Cortico-Cortical Connectivity - see Reference

map: 
A1=Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1
AA=Wernicke's area A3,NSA.NC.STG.A3
M1=Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.MC
MA=Premotor Cortex,NC.PMC
PFC=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC
PTHA=Inferior Parietal Lobule,NC.IPL
S1=Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1
SA=Somatosensory Association Cortex,NCP.NC.SPL.SA
V1=Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1
VA=Secondary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V2 (see Occipital Lobe)

• Postero-lateral and medial views of hemisphere of human - see Reference

map: 
IPL=Medial Superior Temporal Area,NPE.NC.IPL.MST

• IPL Receptors - see Reference

map: 
IPL=Medial Superior Temporal Area,NPE.NC.IPL.MST

References

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• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763409002061
• http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells
• http://www.hindawi.com/journals/nri/2012/719056
• http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_02/i_02_cr/i_02_cr_vis/i_02_cr_vis.html
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566
• article:Biological/2008-dorsal-stream.pdf
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810011000080
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028393205003568
• http://cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/02/28/cercor.bhs048/F9.expansion.html